Gloria Jean with Her Old Man and Sally Brown, a Friend Lady
1987
Georgia Speller
Artist, American, 1931 - 1988
Artwork overview
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Medium
transparent and opaque watercolor and acrylic with graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
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Dimensions
sheet: 45.72 × 60.96 cm (18 × 24 in.)
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Accession Number
2020.28.24
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.
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.