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The Sunny South

A work made of monotype on cream japanese paper.

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  • A work made of monotype on cream japanese paper.

Date:

1939

Artist:

Walter W. Ellison
American, 1899-1977

About this artwork

Like many African American artists, Georgia-born Walter Ellison migrated from the rural South to the urban, industrial North after World War I. In the 1930s, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and became involved with the South Side Community Arts Center. This lively monotype shows the artist’s playfulness with his materials, but it also suggests the feelings of nostalgia and loss experienced by the displaced participants of the Great Migration.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Walter Ellison

Title

The Sunny South

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1939

Medium

Monotype on cream Japanese paper

Dimensions

Image: 53.5 × 40.6 cm (21 1/8 × 16 in.); Sheet: 56.6 × 40.6 cm (22 5/16 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

H. Karl and Nancy von Maltitz Endowment

Reference Number

1990.158

Extended information about this artwork

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