Created by
Humphrey, Margo, American, born 1942
Date
2005
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 26 1/2 × 25 in. (67.3 × 63.5 cm)
Description
A seven color lithograph titled “The Red Bed” by Margo Humphrey. The print depicts a cross-sectional view of a house, showing six rooms in a two-story house. Each floor has three rooms. On the first floor, from left to right, the rooms are a kitchen with a checkered floor, a living room with a couch and tv, and a dining room with a three-seat table and the windows open. On the second floor, from left to right, the rooms are a black, solid color room with the word [SPIRIT / ROOM], a bathroom with yellow curtains, and a bedroom with green armchair, red walls, red curtains, and a red bed. One wall has a cross. A nude couple is embracing on the red bed. The roof of the house is yellow and the entrance to the house has a swing. The sun is painted in the upper left corner. A palm tree painted black is on the right side. The background is a gradient blue.
The artist wrote the edition, title, signed, and dated the artwork in pencil along the front bottom edge. In the lower left is [2/21], the bottom center ["The Red Bed"], and in the lower right [Margo Humphrey 2005]. On the back of the print, in the lower left corner, is a black ink starburst sun with pencil writing above it [RICPP / 05-309].
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
lithographs
Topic
Art
Domestic life
Identity
Spirituality
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
Object number
2023.39.20
Restrictions & Rights
© Margo Humphrey
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1d0baa2-3ead-4ec4-8f8c-4cd53c458a36

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