National Museum of African American History and Culture

Oil painting of a Florida ‘Cracker-style’ house. The painting (a) shows a wood ‘Cracker-style’ cabin in the center. The roof has overhangs shading the door and windows. Two sides of the cabin are shown in the image. There is one door visible on the side of the cabin, facing another partially visible structure on the left. The other ofther visible wall of the cabin has a chimney with a window on ea

Romare Bearden is best known for his collages that celebrate African life and community. However, earlier in his career, his work was firmly integrated within the school of American abstraction. Recalling that period, he stated, "I began experimenting in a radically different way. I started to play with pigments, as such, in marks and patches, distorting natural colors and representational objects

A painting titled, ALL-KIND-MUSTER-TURNIPS FOR-SALE-PEACHES-CUCUMBER-PEPPER-SWEET-CORN-GRAPS-STREWBERRIES-PUNKIN-COUSHA..CANLOLPE-WATERMELON.., by John Williams. The painting is white and is painted on both sides of a long, narrow, rectangular piece of metal. The front of the painting has red, hand painted text that reads [ALL • KIND • MUSTER-TURNIP • S • / FOR • SALE • PEACHES • CUCUMBER-PEPPER •

H x W x D (painting): 51 × 51 × 1/2 in. (129.5 × 129.5 × 1.3 cm)

H x W x D (framed): 59 1/4 × 88 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (150.5 × 225.4 × 4.8 cm)

Acrylic painting over carving on a wood board depicts Fats Domino playing the piano on the roof of his flooded studio. Outlines of figures and objects are carved into the wood, then painted over. Fats Domino is wearing a turquoise suit and is playing a white piano labelled "Steinway". Over his head are the words "Ain't that a shame." His studio, a small yellow house, is surrounded by water and fra

A mixed media work comprised of a rectangular painted wooden panel with a quilted fabric panel suspended below. The quilted panel ends in a curved point, giving the overall work the shape of a ship with pointed bow. The painted panel depicts a portrait of a figure against a gold background. The figure, shown from the waist up, wears a yellow garment with a white cloth draped around the shoulders.

A mixed media work comprised of a rectangular painted wooden panel with a quilted fabric panel suspended below. The quilted panel ends in a curved point, giving the overall work the shape of a ship with pointed bow. The painted panel depicts a portrait of a figure against a gold background. The figure, shown from the waist up, wears a white garment with yellow cloth draped around the shoulders. A

A mixed media work comprised of a rectangular painted wooden panel with a quilted fabric panel suspended below. The quilted panel ends in a curved point, giving the overall work the shape of a ship with pointed bow. The painted panel depicts a portrait of a child figure against a gold background. The figure, shown from the hips up, wears a white garment with rounded collar and a red fabric wrap ar

A mixed media work comprised of a rectangular painted wooden panel with a quilted fabric panel suspended below. The quilted panel ends in a curved point, giving the overall work the shape of a ship with pointed bow. The painted panel depicts a portrait of a figure against a gold background. The figure, shown from the waist up, wears a yellow, sleeved garment with a grey cloth draped asymmetrically

The quilted work depicts the shadow cast by the human figure. The shadow is a rough silhouette that is positioned directly opposite and upside-down from the human figure in the painting. The shadow is represented by a sheer, shiny fabric, overlaying a darker fabric. The fabric is studded with tiny sparkles throughout. There are waves across the shadow figure caused by quilting seams. The shadow ha

A mixed media work comprised of a rectangular painted wooden panel with a quilted fabric panel suspended below. The quilted panel ends in a curved point, giving the overall work the shape of a ship with pointed bow. The painted panel depicts a portrait of a young figure against a gold background. The figure, shown from the waist up, wears a red garment with a white cloth draped around the shoulder