Soldiers of the Lord

early 1970s

Sister Gertrude Morgan

Associated Names
Sister Gertrude Morgan

Artist, American, 1900 - 1980

The image features two humanoid figures standing in an abstract setting. The left figure is dressed in white with red limbs, resembling a nurse, while the figure on the right appears to be a male in black pants. The background shows a bright blue sky and a green field, with clusters of dots that resemble blooming flowers or scattered autumn leaves. Along the edges, there are borders created with clusters of dots and a maroon hue. At the top, the name "SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN" is written in a handwritten style.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Rebecca Cooper, Washington, DC); Elizabeth Blair Jones, Bethesda, Maryland, 1976; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1991; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Celebrating the Legacy: African American Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002

Inscriptions

center left in black ink: Sister Gertrude Morgan.; lower right in black ink: We are soldiers / in the army we [undeciphered] / fight [undeciphered] / [undeciphered] fight fight / we [undeciphered] / up the Blood / stains.

Wikidata ID

Q64632573

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