<I>After the Storm CNN</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Floyd Newsum, American, 1950 - 2024
notes: label: Caption
content: "A painting is a collection of thoughts in a single composition . . . and sometimes my intent is to present more than one interpretation." - Floyd Newsum
label: Caption
content: For most of America, reports of the massive destruction caused by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina came into our homes via 24-hour news vehicles such as CNN. They documented the storm itself, the thousands left stranded, the disastrous rescue effort, and the enduring effect of its aftermath. Moreover, the coverage revealed the presence of racial disquiet that remains embedded in our society.
label: Caption
content: After the Storm CNN’s fragmented landscape of objects and images—such as the snake, television, dog, and ladder—contained within a sea of blue color reflects the complex nature of this event and its hotly contested political and social aftermath.
label: Description
content: A fractured landscape painting in acrylic and oil on four (4) sheets of paper mounted to board with mixed media. The artwork depicts ladders, houses, geometric shapes, birds, dogs, snakes, and other abstract forms on a cobalt blue background. In the upper left quadrant, there is a red TV, with an antenna and feet, with the letters [CNN] on the television screen.
place: label: Place made
content: Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Abstraction
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a gift to the People of America from the Van Fleets of Texas
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.235
objectType: label: Type
content: paintings
label: Type
content: mixed media
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Floyd Newsum
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acrylic and oil paint on paper mounted to board with mixed media
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 59 1/4 × 88 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (150.5 × 225.4 × 4.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (artwork): 56 1/2 × 87 in. (143.5 × 221 cm)