ASLEEP, by Horace Pippin, 1943, African-America
ASLEEP, by Horace Pippin, 1943, African-America painting, oil on canvas. This small work, measuring only 9 x 12 inches, depicts children sweetly sleeping, next to a potbellied stove, with the light of kerosene lamp. The lost plaster of the walls indicates this was a low income household (BSLOC_2017_16_4)
Picture No
11965455
Media ID
45355005
Size
3000px x 2239px
(1.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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