Black Soldier
Item
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Title
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Black Soldier
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Date
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1943
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Creator
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John Woodrow Wilson, 1922-2015
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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John Woodrow Wilson was a sculptor, painter, printmaker and educator from Roxbury, MA. Black Soldier depicts a soldier leaving his family to go to war. The woman and child are holding each other in front of a red brick house under a dark sky while the soldier walks away toward the Statue of Liberty while looking back at his family.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Military
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Urban life
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Additional Subject
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World War II, 1939-1945
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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 masonite
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Measurements
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26.5 x 15.25 in.
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1943.001
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.006
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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
