The Sugar Shack

Item

The Sugar Shack
Title
The Sugar Shack
Rights
Ernie Barnes Family Trust
Type
Painting
Creator
Ernie Barnes
Date
1976
Description
The Sugar Shack (originally painted in 1971 and updated in 1976) shows a scene of Black men and women dancing at a nightclub. It was featured on Good Times and as the cover art to Marvin Gaye's 1976 album I Want You.
Format
acrylic on canvas
Extent
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Rights Holder
Ernie Barnes Family Trust
Subject
1900-1999
Art
Recreation
Nightlife
Jazz