To the Future

Title

To the Future

Date

1952

Creator

Charles White, 1916-1979 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Charles White was a Black draftsman, printmaker, and painter who illustrated the Southern Black struggle. To the Future shows a Black woman standing cross-armed in front of hills and barren trees; she is scaled more significantly than the landscape. It speaks to African Americans being bigger than their past and a tradition of looking forward.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Landscapes See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black Art

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

46 x 35.75in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1953.004

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.119

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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