Museum object · Visual Arts
Untitled (Woman in blue) / Untitled (Woman in green)
1940s
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Two paintings, both portraits of women, on both sides of a wood board. One side shows a woman in a green suit skirt and jacket with a dark blue trim. She is wearing a wide brim hat, necklace, and white heels. She is holding a purse in one hand and an umbrella in the other with a blue and white scarf draped over her arm. She stands in front of a tiled wall with a potted plant appearing on each side. There are red and black borders around the image. The work has the artist's initials [BR] in white in the lower right corner. The second side of the board depicts a woman in a blue suit jacket and skirt with white trim. She is also wearin ga hat and holding a purse and umbrella. The background has a tiled floor with potted plants. The upper background is green.
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Catalog reference: 2017.118.1
