Into Bondage.
Title
Into Bondage .
Creator
Douglas, Aaron (American painter and muralist, 1899-1979)
Date
1936
Cultural Context
American African-American North American
Style/Period
Harlem Renaissance Cubist
Subject
Men Slavery Slave trade Slave ships Ships Silhouettes Shackles Chains Plants Leaves
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
60 3/8 x 60 1/2 in (153.4 x 153.7 cm)
Technique
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
Artist signature, bottom right.
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings
Repository
Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
Source
Barson, Tanya, and Peter Gorschluter, eds. Afro Modern: Journeys Through the Black Atlantic. Liverpool: Tate, 2012. (p.11). Partial cataloging information from The Corcoran Gallery of Art webpage, 12/06/12 (http://collection.corcoran.org/collection/work/bondage).
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Barson & Gorschluter courtesy: the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Museum purchase and partial gift from Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr., The Evans-Tibbs Collection. © The Aaron and Alta Sawyer Douglas Foundation.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2660-01.jpg
Rating
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