Barrier

Title

Barrier

Date

1951

Creator

Samella Sanders Lewis, 1924- See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Samella Sanders Lewis was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art historian from New Orleans, LA. Barrier is a drawing that depicts the physical and social barriers between groups of people. In the foreground, three women and a boy suspiciously look at a group of townspeople who return their stare from the other side of a barbed wire fence.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Race relations See all items with this value

Racism See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Discrimination

Economic conditions

Black Art

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Drawing

Medium

Brush and ink

Measurements

22.75 x 17in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1954.009

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.135

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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