The Mourners
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Title
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The Mourners
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Date
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unknown
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Creator
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Frederick C. Flemister, 1916-1976
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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Frederick C. Flemister was an artist from Jackson, GA. The Mourners is an expressionist painting that portrays a group of Black people mourning a lynching victim. It emulates the scene of Jesus’ crucifixion, showing two veiled women holding the victim while three others mourn separately. There is a cut noose hanging from a tree in the background.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Race relations
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Religion
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Additional Subject
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Death
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Lynching
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Racial violence
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Religious symbols in art
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Enslaved people
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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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Oil on canvas
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Measurements
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39.75 x 31.25in
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1942.002
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.002
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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
