Paulette

Title

Paulette

Date

1952

Creator

Ernest Crichlow, 1914-2005 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Ernest Chrichlow was a narrative painter and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. In 1940, he started a picture book series displaying Black children in positive roles. Paulette depicts a young Black girl playing with a toy. She is wearing overalls, a navy shirt, white sneakers, and a white bow. Behind her is a Heinz Food poster with a white baby.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Urban life See all items with this value

Recreation See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Discrimination

Segregation

Black Art

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Drawing

Medium

Gouache

Measurements

28.625 in. x 18.375 in.

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1952.003

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.101

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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