<I>The Carrousel</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1953
name: label: Created by
content: Palmer C. Hayden, American, 1890 - 1973
notes: label: Description
content: This oil painting depicts a carousel set in a busy urban cityscape. Set in the center of the scene, the carousel has a green and white striped canopy overhead. It has triangular-shaped multicolored flags set at intervals around the edge of the canopy. On the carousel platform itself are various animal figures mounted on poles with people riding on them. The animal figures include cows with upraised horns, leaping zebras, horses and a lion. Surrounding the carousel is a crowd of people. Behind the carousel is a large indistinct crowd and several high-rise buildings. At the bottom right corner of the painting, in black, is [Palmer Hayden 1953].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Recreation
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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, Gift of Michael Rosenfeld and halley k harrisburg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.155
objectType: label: Type
content: oil paintings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Palmer C. Hayden
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Oil on canvas
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 24 × 18 1/8 in. (61 × 46 cm)