Louisiana Nocturne

Title: Louisiana Nocturne
Date: 1945
Creator: Henry Wilmer Bannarn, 1910-1965 See all items with this value
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Henry Wilmer Bannarn was a Harlem Renaissance sculptor and artist who worked in pastel and free-form sketching. Louisiana Nocturne depicts the nightlife of a rural town in Louisiana. The piece shows three couples around a two-story building marked Tavern Bar. The bar is between two buildings, and a person is on both porches.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Rural Life See all items with this value; Recreation See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Nightlife; Black Art; Social life and customs
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 28 in. x 36 in.
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 1948.001
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.054
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