Move On Up A Little Higher: Museum Object and Cultural History
Move On Up A Little Higher: Date: 1961. Created by: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979. Type: drawings.
The object in the museum catalogue
This charcoal and Wolff carbon pencil drawing depicts a monumental woman. She is seated centered left-of-center against a plain background. Gazing downwards with arms upraised, her robe is draped loosely across her lap. It is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1961
- Created by: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
- Type: drawings
- Type: portraits
- Medium: charcoal black and carbon black pencil on illustration board
- Dimensions: H x W: 40 1/4 × 48 × 3/16 in. (102.2 × 121.9 × 0.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Christianity
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: The Black Church
- Object number: 2009.6
- 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: © 1961 The Charles White Archive Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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