Tenement

Title

Tenement

Date

Unknown

Creator

Shirley Bolton See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Shirley Bolton was a painter from Athens, GA. Tenement is a multimedia depiction of the entrance to a shared housing space. The dimensional browns of the buildings indicate the age and use of the tenement space. Three cardboard pieces on top of the painted surface add texture and form to the piece.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Urban life See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Architecture

Economic conditions

Black art

BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil and collage on masonite

Measurements

24 x 36in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1970.002

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.293

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