Object Details
Created by
Clementine Hunter, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
Description
This painting depicts a bowl of zinnias. Two yellow, a red, and a white flower are placed in a yellow bowl with two handles. Several buds are also visible among the green stems. The bowl sits on a black background with a green and brown surface.The artist has signed her initials on the bottom right corner of the yellow pot with the "C" written backwards.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
Date
ca. 1970
Object number
2017.68.13
Restrictions & Rights
© Cane River Art Corporation
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Type
oil paintings
Medium
oil paint on paperboard
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15 7/8 × 24 × 3/16 in. (40.3 × 61 × 0.5 cm)
Place made
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Visual Arts
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
Art
Folklife
Nature
Rural life
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.68.13