Study for "The Art of the Negro", panel 4

© Estate of Hale Aspacio Woodruff

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Study for "The Art of the Negro", panel 4,

1945

Hale Aspacio Woodruff, 1900–1980; born Cairo, IL; died New York, NY
2025-1

Information

Title
Study for "The Art of the Negro", panel 4
Dates

1945

Maker
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
58.4 × 53.3 cm (23 × 21 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2025-1
Place Made

North America, United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Signatures
Signed: H. Woodruff
Inscription
on stretcher: Panel 4
Culture
American
Type
paintings, maquettes, oil paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
abolitionists, slaves, revolutions, murals

Collection of Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900–1980), New York, NY, 1945; purchased by Lawrence M. Hilton (1946–), Trenton, NJ, by ca. 1975; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, 2024

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