John Steuart Curry

Mississippi Noah
1934

A black and white etching depicting a group of African American individuals on a small raft in turbulent waters. A woman with two children clings to her, a man gestures towards the sky in desperation, and another figure paddles frantically. A dog is also on the raft, and in the background, a barren tree is visible on a small piece of land. The image conveys a sense of urgency and struggle. There are signatures and inscriptions at the bottom of the artwork.

A black and white etching depicting a group of African American individuals on a small raft in turbulent waters. A woman with two children clings to her, a man gestures towards the sky in desperation, and another figure paddles frantically. A dog is also on the raft, and in the background, a barren tree is visible on a small piece of land. The image conveys a sense of urgency and struggle. There are signatures and inscriptions at the bottom of the artwork.

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Date
1934

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 18 11/16in. (34.4 × 47.5 cm) Image: 9 7/8 × 13 13/16in. (25.1 × 35.1 cm)

Accession number
34.42

Edition
Ed. 35

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3934

Exhibitions

Benton and America in the 1930s: Works on Paper

May 19–Sept 4, 2004

John Steuart Curry
13 works in the collection

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