<I>Black Seeds</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Created by
content: El Anatsui, Ghanaian, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: An eight-panel sculptural installation titled "Black Seeds" by El Anatsui. The panels are painted and incised grained wood planks. The first six panels (2023.39.1a-f) are a deep black color, the seventh (2023.39.1g) a rich brown color, and the eighth (2023.39.1h) is a lighter, natural wood color. Across the first five planks is a large, incised circle starting in the lower left corner and heavily texturized within. There are seeds carved in the lower left corner and at the center of the circle. The last two panels are incised with a black-painted vine-like design that carries slightly into the 6th panel. On the bottom right corner of the 7th panel (2023.39.1g), is the carved signature: [EL 89].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Abstraction
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Seed Series
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrot Blue
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.39.1a-h
objectType: label: Type
content: panel paintings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © El Anatsui
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tropical hardwood and tempera paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (overall): 24 × 29 in. (61 × 73.7 cm)