Labor Question in the South (Freedom for All), (painting)

Object Details

Notes: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1974.; Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg.
Summary: Landscape with a young African-American male reclining on the grass beside a blanket spread with silver serving pieces and silver flatware in disarray. In his right hand he holds up a piece of fruit, which he stares at while his left arm rests across the blanket, a white napkin held in his hand. Beside his head there are more pieces of fruit spread out across the grass, along with a white cloth.

Owner/Location: Wadsworth Atheneum 600 Main Street Hartford Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1966.309

Topic: Figure male--Full length; Ethnic; Landscape; Object--Fruit; Object--Other--Dish