Still Life by William S. Carter

Title

Still Life by William S. Carter

Date

1941

Creator

William S. Carter, 1909-1996 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

William S. Carter was an abstract, landscape, still-life, and figurative painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Still Life embodies its namesake by depicting a table of commonplace objects with a muted background. Carter's subjects include a teacup, a vase with flowers, fruit, a feather, and an empty vase on top of a haphazard cloth.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Food See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Furniture

Black art

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

28.25 x 33.375in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1942.001

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.001

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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