Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 23 Clementine Hunter |
The Wash
Black Americans and Plantation Life ~ About the Artist ~ About this Object ~ The African House at Melrose Plantation ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions
Key Points
- Clementine Hunter painted the daily activities of black Americans on southern plantations during the mid-20th century.
- The flat simple forms, bright colors, and COMPOSITION of The Wash are characteristic of Hunter's FOLK ART STYLE.
- The Wash shows how laundry was done, what the workers wore, and the appearance of the African House at Melrose Plantation.
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