Cathedral and Choir

Media: ClarkAtlanta/HCAC.CAU.091 NF.jpg; ClarkAtlanta/HCAC.CAU.091 WF.jpg

Title: Cathedral and Choir
Date: 1951
Creator: Richard Dempsey, 1909-1987 See all items with this value
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Richard Dempsey was a painter known for his abstractions and portraits of prominent African American leaders from Washington, D.C. Cathedral and Choir is an impressionist depiction of the inside of a church. The yellow brushstrokes create a tall organ alongside stained glass; the layered reds, blues, and black show the congregation and choir.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Religious rituals and ceremonies; Prayers; Architecture; Black Art
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 30 in. x 24 in.
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 1951.004
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.091
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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Item sets: Art; Clark Atlanta University Collections