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Church,
1987

Georgia Speller, 1931–1988; born Aberdeen, MS; died, Memphis, TN; active Memphis

2021-59

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Title

Church

Dates

1987

Maker

Georgia Speller

Medium

Tempera and graphite

Dimensions

45.7 × 56.5 cm (18 × 22 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Object Number

2021-59

Place Made

North America, United States, Tennessee, Memphis

Inscription

on verso in ink: Church

Culture

American

Type

drawings

Materials

graphite, tempera

Subject

moons, suns, churches

the artist, Memphis, Tenn. (until 1988; in 1988 purchased by William S. Arnett); William S. Arnett, Atlanta (1988-2012; in 2012 his gift to Souls Grown Deep Foundation); Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta

Paul Arnett and William Arnett, eds. <em>Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South</em>. Volume One: <em>The tree gave the dove a leaf</em> (Atlanta: Tinwood Books, 2000)

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Georgia Speller (1931–1988; born Aberdeen, MS; died, Memphis, TN; active Memphis), Church, 1987. Tempera and graphite; 45.7 × 56.5 cm. Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation (2021-59) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/137851

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