Swing Low-Sweet Chariot!

Henry Melton Hesse

Associated Names
Henry Melton Hesse

Artist, American, 1908 - 1985

The image shows a scene with a church in the center, a procession carrying a casket towards the church, a cemetery with crosses marking graves, undulating hills in the background, and a monochromatic palette emphasizing light and shadow. The brushstrokes are expressive and provide texture to the scene.
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Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, "SWING LOW-SWEET CHARIOT"! 25/40"; lower center, To Elmer & Virginia Plummer-By (added later and appended to signature); lower right, Henry M. Hesse.

Wikidata ID

Q76455127

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