Grievin&#039; Hearted

Title: Grievin' Hearted
Date: 1948
Creator: Rose Piper, 1917-2005
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Rose Piper, an African-American artist, used her knowledge of art and geometry to explore the American South. Grievin’ Hearted, a cubist painting, illustrates the sentiments of African Americans in the South. A male figure sadly hangs his head in his arm as he sits among the shadows. The girl in the yellow dress symbolizes hope for the future.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Economic conditions
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 36 in. x 30 in.
Format: JPG
HBCU Identifier: 1948.002
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.055
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