Muses

Title

Muses

Date

1950-51

Description

Panel Five of The Art of the Negro Mural Series

Abstract

The Muses symbolize the involuntary marriage of African and European cultures and the evolution of the African artist in the Western hemisphere. Seventeen legendary black artists characterize Woodruff’s notions of a cultural amalgamation including Iqueigha, 13th Century sculptor, Joshua Johnston, a colonial portraitist and a host of 19th and 20th Century artists, such as Henry O. Tanner, Edward M. Bannister, Jacob Lawrence, Richmond Barthe, and Charles Alston.

Medium

Oil on canvas
144 x 144 inches

Creator

Hale A. Woodruff

Rights

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Is Part Of

The Art of the Negro Mural Series