Created by
Savain, Pétion, Haitian, 1906 - 1973
Owned by
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Date
1965
Medium
oil paint on canvas board
Dimensions
H x W (painting): 19 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (49.1 × 24.2 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 23 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 1 in. (59.7 × 34.9 × 2.5 cm)
Description
This is an oil painting by Pétion Savain belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a portrait of a man depicting him from the waist up, positioned a quarter-turn away from the viewer. He wears a red shirt with white on the one visible left hand cuff and a wide brimmed hat with a narrow red band around the crown. The artist signed and dated the painting in the bottom right corner. An inscription on the back of the frame reads: "Haitian Farmer [ from E. Moten Barnett Collection] / From / Centre d'Art st Port-au-Prince / 1965 Artist: Savain of Haiti."
Place made
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
oil paintings
portraits
Topic
Activism
Actors
African diaspora
Art
Broadway Theatre
Singers (Musicians)
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2022.13.1.83
Restrictions & Rights
© Pétion Savain
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4156e94-7ae8-4ffe-8969-4db727c8ad6a

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