Barbara Latham

Negro Group
1936

A black and white print depicting a group of five African American individuals engaged in a musical scene. A man on the right plays a guitar, his fingers pressing the strings, while the others, including two women and two men, listen intently or sing along. The figures are rendered with strong contrasts and expressive facial features, conveying a sense of community and shared enjoyment in the music. The artwork is signed and dated by the artist.

A black and white print depicting a group of five African American individuals engaged in a musical scene. A man on the right plays a guitar, his fingers pressing the strings, while the others, including two women and two men, listen intently or sing along. The figures are rendered with strong contrasts and expressive facial features, conveying a sense of community and shared enjoyment in the music. The artwork is signed and dated by the artist.

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Date
1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Wood engraving

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 1/4in. (24.1 × 26 cm) Image: 7 5/8 × 8 7/8in. (19.4 × 22.5 cm)

Accession number
96.68.196

Edition
Ed. 25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/10698

Exhibitions

Benton and America in the 1930s: Works on Paper

May 19–Sept 4, 2004

Barbara Latham
1 work in the collection

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