Dock at the Bay

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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 dock at a bay. The painting (a) has a grove of trees in the center, including palm trees, depicted in green and brown. There is a small brown dock to the left of the grove. In the foreground are low green grasses. The white-yellow sun is reflected in the center of the water. The sun is mostly out of frame. The green-blue sky has grey clouds. The work was signed at the bottom right. There is a maker’s mark on the reverse. The wooden frame (b) is made from repurposed construction materials. The frame is 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. A metal wire anchored with a screw eye on each side is strung across the upper back.

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