The Janitor Who Paints.
Title |
The Janitor Who Paints. |
Creator |
Hayden, Palmer C. (American painter, 1893-1973) |
Date |
1937? |
Cultural Context |
American African-American North American |
Style/Period |
Harlem Renaissance |
Subject |
African Americans Men Janitors Working class Artists African American artists African American women Women Mothers Infants Children Posing Smiling Painting Domestic life Shirts Neckties Berets Hats Dresses Corsages Flowers Hairstyles Shoes Footwear Cats Animals Sleeping Easels Palettes Artists' materials Brooms & brushes Light bulbs Light fixtures Pipes (Conduits) Tables Tablecloths Alarm clocks Clocks & watches Trash cans Cans Interiors |
Material |
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas |
Measurements |
39 1/8 x 32 7/8 in (99.3 x 83.5 cm) |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique) |
Inscription |
Artist signature, bottom left. |
Work Type |
Paintings Oil paintings |
Repository |
Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum [previously National Museum of American Art] (Washington, DC) Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC) |
Source |
Britton, Crystal A. African American Art: The Long Struggle. New York: Smithmark, 1996. (p.60) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Britton courtesy: National Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 1842-20.jpg |
Rating |
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