Watercolor Sketch for Post Rome with Coin Border

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Watercolor Sketch for Post Rome with Coin Border

Date

1990

Creator

Bert Long, Jr. See all items with this value

Description

This is a watercolor sketch of Long’s Post Rome. In the full print, the center of the design is a large, oval-shaped eye. This is a frequently used motif in Long’s artwork, across many different mediums. Vertical and diagonal rays and bars draw attention towards the eye, which features a man’s face where the pupil would be. The final piece is placed in a cast bronze frame embedded with coins, like this sketch shows. Long’s print was created during his 1990 Prix de Rome fellowship.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

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Urban life See all items with this value

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Additional Subject

Black art

Unfinished works of art

Type

Painting

Medium

watercolor and ink on paper

Measurements

17 in x 24 3/8 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc190

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0164

Rights

All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

References

Long, Jr., Bert. L. "Post Rome, 1990." Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/bert-l-long-jr-post-rome..