Created by
Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
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 painting depicts a small house. The house is white with a black roof, black shutters, and black timber beams. There are two central blue doors. The house sits on a patch of bare ground, surrounded by thick bushes. The artist has signed her initials 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
Architecture
Art
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
2017.68.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Cane River Art Corporation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c8c1912-b62f-4906-a2f2-dda88fe9ffbd

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