Recurring Dream

Title

Recurring Dream

Date

1952

Creator

Calvin Burnett, 1921-2007 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Calvin Burnett was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, designer, and art teacher from Cambridge, MA. Recurring Dream depicts a girl plagued by supernatural nightmares. The sleeping Black girl rises in the air as a white hag floats above her.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Folklore

Black art

BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Medium

Lithograph

Measurements

10.75 x 17.5in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1967.010

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.271

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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