Barrier

Title: Barrier
Date: 1951
Creator: Samella Sanders Lewis, 1924-
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Samella Sanders Lewis was a printmaker, painter, sculptor and art historian from New Orleans, LA. Barrier is a drawing that depicts the physical and social barriers between groups of people. In the foreground are three women and a boy suspiciously looking at a group of townspeople who return their stare from the other side of a barbed wire fence.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Art; Clothing and dress
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Drawing
Medium: Brush and ink
Measurements: 22.75 x 17in
Format: JPG
HBCU Identifier: 1954.009
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.135
Rights: 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.
Contributing Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Source: Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
Collection: Atlanta Art Annuals
Language: English