Gloria Jean with Her Old Man and Sally Brown, a Friend Lady

1987

Georgia Speller

Associated Names
Georgia Speller

Artist, American, 1931 - 1988

The image shows human-like figures on a pink background with bold, abstract shapes and lines accentuating their forms. The figure on the left has a stylized body in yellow and red colors. The center figure wears a white and green hat. The figure on the right has blue tones with green hair and yellow boots. The composition uses bright colors and abstract forms to create a lively scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Memphis, Tennessee; 1988 William S. Arnett, Atlanta, Georgia; 2012 gift to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia; 2020 purchased by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2022-2023.

Bibliography

2000

  • Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001: vol. 1, p. 415, pl. 466, repro.

Inscriptions

"Jim # Sal" verso, upper center margin, black ballpoint pen. "Gloria Jean with Her Old Man and Sally Brown, a Friend Lady" verso, lower right margin, black felt-tip pen. "Mrs Speller" verso, lower right margin, black ballpoint pen.

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