Created by
Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1965
Medium
oil paint on paperboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (painting): 6 3/4 × 11 15/16 × 1/8 in. (17.1 × 30.3 × 0.2 cm)
H x W (framed): 12 3/4 × 19 7/16 in. (32.4 × 49.4 cm)
Description
This painting depicts three pairs of people facing each other holding hands. On the left is a pair of women, one wearing a yellow dress, the other in a light green dress. The couple in the middle shows a woman in a red dress and a man in a yellow shirt and black pants. The pair of dancers on the right is made up of a woman in an orange dress and a man in a red shirt and black pants. 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
Communities
Dance
Folklife
Rural life
Social life and customs
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
Object number
2017.68.9
Restrictions & Rights
© Cane River Art Corporation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c57a331-3bfd-4330-b014-72afe907c92b

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