The Poet II: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Poet II: Date: 1946. Created by: Claude Clark Sr., American, 1915 - 2001. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
The object in the museum catalogue
An oil painting on paperboard depicting a man in a prison jumpsuit playing a guitar under pine trees. The man stands with his left foot propped up on a rock, his feet bare. A large ball and chain is attached to his right ankle. He wears a white jumpsuit with wide blue stripes. Tall pine trees are behind him with white clouds and blue sky visible between them. The man’s hair appears red. There are no brushstrokes; the paint has been applied using a palette knife. In the bottom right corner is the artist's signature [C. Clark].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1946
- Created by: Claude Clark Sr., American, 1915 - 2001
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: oil paintings
- Medium: oil with wax on paperboard
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Framed): 39 5/8 × 18 × 1 in. (100.6 × 45.7 × 2.5 cm)
- Place made: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Labor
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Nature
- Topic: Prisons
- Object number: 2018.92
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Booker
- 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: © Estate of Claude Clark Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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