Jake with His Boat Arriving on Daufuskie’s Shore, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

1978, printed 2007

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Associated Names
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a man standing on a small boat, holding onto the tiller. The view is from a slightly elevated angle, looking down at the man and the boat on calm water. The horizon is high in the frame, with a faint outline of land visible. Branches with leaves hang over the boat on the right, while the left side shows a shoreline with scattered rocks leading to a larger boat near the water's edge, surrounded by trees. The scene is in black and white, creating a classic and timeless look with contrast between the dark branches and the bright water surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Walker

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.1 × 46.6 cm (12 1/4 × 18 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.7.1

  • Series Title

    Daufuskie Island

  • Copyright

    © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, South Kent, CT; NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe 1/15; bottom left: Jake with his boat arriving on Daufuskie's shore, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina; bottom center: 1981

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