Object Details
Artist
Allan Rohan Crite, born Plainfield, NJ 1910-died Boston, MA 2007
Exhibition Label
Crite thought of himself as an artist-reporter whose assignment was to capture the daily lives of ordinary people. His skill as an acute observer of American life is apparent in School's Out, which shows dozens of children leaving the annex of Everett elementary school in Boston's South End at a time when boys and girls were taught separately. Although Crite acknowledged that School's Out may reflect a romanticized view, it also presents a universal statement about community, stability, and the bonds of family life.
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Date
1936
Object number
1971.447.18
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/4 x 36 1/8 in. (76.9 x 91.8 cm.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Cityscape\street
Figure group\female
African American
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Massachusetts
Architecture Exterior\domestic\apartment
Architecture Exterior\education
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1971.447.18