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date: label: Date
content: 1993
name: label: Created by
content: Merton Daniel Simpson, American, 1928-2013
notes: label: Description
content: An abstract collage painting incorporating West African handwoven strip cloth. The painting features large, arcing strokes and blooms of color on a surface highly texturized by the cloth. Shades of blues, reds, and oranges emerge amidst neutral whites and browns. The date and artist's initials are in the bottom left corner: [MDS 93].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Abstraction
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Identity
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Ancestral Improvisations
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mona Gavigan in appreciation of Mert Simpson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.150
objectType: label: Type
content: paintings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Merton Simpson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: oil paint on mud cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Framed): 17 3/4 x 14 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (45.1 x 37.6 x 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Canvas): 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)