Created by
Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1965
Medium
oil paint on plywood
Dimensions
H x W x D (painting): 6 × 8 1/16 × 3/8 in. (15.2 × 20.5 × 1 cm)
H x W (framed): 12 × 15 9/16 in. (30.5 × 39.5 cm)
Description
This oil painting depicts a woman washing clothes on a blue washboard. Shown in profile to the viewer, she wears a yellow dress with a green apron and red hat. She stands in front of a red table with the blue washtub on its surface. The figure holds what appears to be a white piece of cloth against a blue washboard reclining in the tub. Across the table from the woman is a tree and some low bushes. The artist has signed her initials [CH] in the lower right margin, with the "C" written backwards.
Place made
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
oil paintings
Topic
American South
Art
Domestic life
Folklife
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
Object number
2017.68.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Cane River Art Corporation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d2e203c-be05-4996-b602-cc3fbdf8400a

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