Pieta
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Title
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Pieta
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Date
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1958
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Creator
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William S. Carter, 1909-1996
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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William S. Carter was an abstract, landscape, still-life and figurative painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Pieta is an interpretation of Michaelangelo's Madonna della Pietà. Carter crafts two vignettes of the Virgin Mary and her son, Jesus. The top scene is a young Mary and Jesus, and below it is Mary holding Jesus' body after his crucifixion.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Religion
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Spirituality
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Additional Subject
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Religious symbols in art
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Christianity
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Location
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Atlanta
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Fulton County
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Georgia
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USA
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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Watercolor
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Measurements
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9.5 x 7.5in
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1958.006
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.175
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Clark Atlanta University
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Source
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Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
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Collection
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Atlanta Art Annuals
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Language
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English
