Madonna Moderne

Title: Madonna Moderne
Date: unknown
Creator: Frederick D. Jones Jr., 1914-2004
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Frederick D. Jones, Jr. is a twentieth century artist from Chicago, Ill. Madonna Moderne depicts surrealist vignettes of a Black Madonna and child. The piece shows a veiled mother holding an injured baby and the same pair at a gravesite in a war torn landscape. Jones also includes symbols of purity and humility, as well as war and mortality.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value; Folklore See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Religious symbols in art; Womanism; Prayers; Nature; Death
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 23.5 x 11.5in
Format: JPG
HBCU Identifier: 1954.003
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.129
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