Society Wheels

Title: Society Wheels
Date: 1968
Creator: Arthur L. Britt Sr., 1923- See all items with this value
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Dr. Arthur L. Britt was an artist and educator from Cuthbert, GA. Society Wheels is an abstraction that uses black and white to enact visual chaos and composition. The inclusion of "KKK" positions it as a critique of American race relations and racial violence.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; White supremacy movements See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Racial violence; Discrimination; Ku Klux Klan; Black art; BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Mixed media
Medium: Mixed media (string, wood...)
Measurements: 36 x 32in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 1968.003
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.274
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 See all items with this value
Language: English

Item sets: Art; Georgia Artists in the Atlanta University Annuals Collection; Abstractions from the Atlanta University Annuals Collection; Clark Atlanta University Collections