Brown Girl
Item
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Title
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Brown Girl
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Date
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1952
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Creator
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Samuel Albert Countee
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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Samuel Albert Countee was a New Negro movement painter and sculptor from Marshall, TX. Brown Girl depicts a nude Black woman in nature. She has a thoughtful expression as she touches the branches that obscure her groin. In the background is a garden scene of pink flowers and lush trees.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Sexuality
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Landscapes
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Additional Subject
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Nature
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Womanism
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Black Feminism
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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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30 in. x 32 in.
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1952.004
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.102
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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
