Pieta

Title

Pieta

Date

1958

Creator

William S. Carter, 1909-1996 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

William S. Carter was an abstract, landscape, still-life, and figurative painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Pieta is an interpretation of Michaelangelo's Madonna della Pietà. The gestural ink markings create facial features and show eyes looking downward on top of a pastel-colored backdrop.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Religion See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Religious symbols in art

Christianity

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Painting

Medium

Watercolor

Measurements

9.5 x 7.5in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1958.006

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.175

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