Genre Painting
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Dancing and Music in an African American Cabin
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Date1888
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensionspanel: 4 7/8 × 6 3/4 × 1/2 in. (12.4 × 17.1 × 1.3 cm.)
DescriptionInterior genre scenes such as this are very rare and this one is likely southern in origin. An African American family in a cottage interior with two figures dancing, an older woman in a rocking chair and a man playing the banjo. The room contains objects typical of the period: a shelf clock, a Kentucky rifle, a second banjo hanging on the wall and simple furniture against the white stucco walls; the reverse with depictions of cows and other farm animals.
SignedInitials and date “E.W. 1888”
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
Not on viewObject number2022.25.15
