Native Forms

Title

Native Forms

Date

1950-51

Description

Panel One of The Art of the Negro Mural Series

Abstract

Native Forms illustrates the origin of the African diaspora and foretells the impact that African art and culture will have on Western civilization. Men engaged in traditional activities and the central deity figure, Shango of Yoruba, Nigeria, frame other sculptural forms and cave paintings in process.

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