Rough Surf Crashing Ashore

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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 breaking surf. The right side of the painting (a) has rocks in the foreground with crashing waves and ocean spray. The waves are shown in shades of green with some white-caps. There is a band of grey clouds on the horizon. Sunlight is reflected on the water and lightens the sky from just out of the frame. The work is signed at the bottom right. The wooden frame (b) is made from repurposed construction materials. The front of the frame is painted white with gold-colored paint lightly applied on top. 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. There are paint marks on the back of the board and frame.

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