Farm Boy
Item
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Title
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Farm Boy
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Date
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1941
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Creator
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Charles Henry Alston, 1907-1977
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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Charles Henry Alston was a Harlem Renaissance painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher. Farm Boy is a portrait of a young Black boy holding a hat and tool on a farm. Alston photographed Black Southern life in North Carolina when he visited rural and farm sites with a Farm Security Administration inspector.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Agriculture
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Rural Life
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Additional Subject
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American South
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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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Gouache on paper
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Measurements
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28.625 x 34 in.
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1942.004
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.004
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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
