Despair

Title

Despair

Date

1967

Creator

Irabell J. Cotton See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Irabell Cotton was a multidisciplinary artist from Harris, Oklahoma. Despair is a marble sculpture depicting a person in an anguished pose. The figure is balled into itself, with its head in one hand and the other arm wrapped around its shoulder.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Resistance See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Sculpture

Black art

BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Marble

Measurements

9.5 x 7in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1967.007

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.268

Rights

All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.

Contributing Institution

Clark Atlanta University

Source

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Collection

Atlanta Art Annuals See all items with this value

Language

English

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