Chicken Vendor, Trinidad

1923

George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Associated Names
George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Artist, American, 1868 - 1933

The image depicts two individuals in the foreground. One person stands upright, holding a stick or cane, wearing a long garment with a hood. The other person is seated on the ground, wrapped in a patterned shawl or blanket, gesturing with one arm raised. Various items are scattered on the ground around them, including bowls and possibly small animals or birds. In the background are indistinct figures, muted in color, possibly in a crowd, with some structures and a large palm tree on the left. The setting appears to be a marketplace or community space.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Keppel, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1928

  • Cahill, Holger. George O. 'Pop' Hart: Twenty-Four Selections from His Work. New York: The Downtown Gallery, 1928, p. 20, no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Pop Hart; lower right in graphite: Pop Hart; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Chicken Vendor; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 28; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 22; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B26314; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: HV / EO [strikethrough]

Wikidata ID

Q77011871

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