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The object in the museum catalogue

A diptych by Jennie C. Jones comprised of two identically sized large, square canvases overlayed with acrylic paint and acoustic paneling covered with gray architectural felt. The diptych is stacked in a vertical orientation. Each panel of the diptych is divided in half with the left sides covered in the gray felt and paneling, and the right sides plain white acrylic with a strip of grey at the edges. There is a thin, white line of paint that cuts across the grey felt fields of both panels. When stacked, the line extends diagonally from near the top right corner to near the bottom left corner of the grey panels. Jones added division between the diptychs by painting the edge of each bright red, which face and reflect each other when stacked. Each canvas is signed and dated by the artist on the verso: [Jennie C. Jones / 2023].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2021
• Created by: Jennie C. Jones, American, born 1968
• Type: diptychs
• Type: paintings
• Medium: acrylic, acoustic panels, and architectural felt on canvas
• Dimensions: H x W x D (each panel): 48 1/16 × 48 1/16 × 3 1/4 in. (122 × 122 × 8.3 cm)
• Place made: New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2024.37.2ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Jennie C. Jones Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.