Early Morning River Scene

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Oil painting of a river scene. The river runs through the center of the painting (a) with trees and grasses along the shoreline. The still river has reflections of the trees and pink sky. There is an off center palm tree shown above the tree tops. Below this tree are two (2) white birds, one in flight and the other standing in the river. The branches on the right side extend over the water. The sky in the center is tinged pink in the early morning light. The work is signed in the bottom right. The reverse of the board has small rectangles of adhesive along the top and bottom edges. The wooden frame (b) is made from repurposed construction materials. The frame is lightly painted with white and gold-colored paints. The white is evenly applied close to the painting. The board is secured to the frame with small nails.

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