Portrait of The Wise Men

Title: Portrait of The Wise Men
Date: 1949
Creator: Merton D. Simpson, 1928- See all items with this value
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Merton D. Simpson was an abstract expressionist painter and African art collector from Brooklyn, N.Y. Portrait of The Wise Men is an oil painting of the three male Biblical magi. The men on the left and right hold texts, and the central man's head is visible between them. Simpson uses muted colors throughout the piece.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Religious symbols in art; Black Art
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on masonite
Measurements: 23.5 in. x 17.5 in.
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 1950.003
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.078
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

Item sets: Art; Portraits and Busts in the Atlanta University Annuals Collection; Clark Atlanta University Collections