Untitled (Church Ladies)
- Created by
- Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Medium
- oil paint on paperboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (painting): 5 7/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/4 in. (14.9 × 18.7 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W (framed): 11 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (30.2 × 37.8 cm)
- Description
- This painting depicts five women walking in a line down a path away from a church. The two women in front wear yellow dresses, the third wears a red dress, the fourth wears a purple dress, and the last wears a light green dress. They proceed down a hill from a white church with a black roof, passing a large tree next to the path. The artist has signed her initials [CH] in the center 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
- Christianity
- Communities
- Folklife
- Religion
- Rural life
- The Black Church
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
- Object number
- 2017.68.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cane River Art Corporation
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.