The Sibyl, (painting)

Object Details

Notes

Severens, Martha R., "Greenville County Museum of Art: The Southern Collection," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 96.

Summary

Seated in front of a red drape is an African-American female wearing a black striped head covering, her arms folded across her lap. She looks off to her lower right. A gold rug is draped across her lap, and by her right side is a pot of pink flowers.

Culture

African American

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

1896

Control number

IAP 48000044

painter

Noble, Thomas Satterwhite 1835-1907

Type

Paintings

Medium

Oil on canvas

Owner/Location

Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College Street Greenville South Carolina 29601

Topic

Figure female--Knee length

Ethnic

Architecture interior--Domestic

Record ID

siris_ari_352400

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