Wash Day
Item
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Title
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Wash Day
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Date
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1943
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Creator
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Frederick D. Jones Jr., 1914-2004
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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Frederick D. Jones, Jr. was a mid-twentieth century artist from South Carolina. Wash Day is an impressionistic painting depicting a Black woman doing laundry. In the piece a robed woman with a laundry bag on her head is washing linens outside in a neighborhood. In the background are a house and two trees
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Labor
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Additional Subject
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Domestic Labor
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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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Watercolor
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Measurements
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11 x 6.5 in.
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1943.005
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.010
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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
