Red Stripe with Green Background

Media - 2011.25.1 - SAAM-2011.25.1_1 - 75979
Copied Felrath Hines, Red Stripe with Green Background, 1986, oil on linen, 5139 78 in. (129.4101.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dorothy C. Fisher, wife of the artist, 2011.25.1, © 1986, Dorothy C. Fisher

Artwork Details

Title
Red Stripe with Green Background
Date
1986
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5139 78 in. (129.4101.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1986, Dorothy C. Fisher
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy C. Fisher, wife of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on linen
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
2011.25.1

Artwork Description

Red Stripe with Green Background plays with perception. A field of slightly variant shades of green is divided by red, yellow, and blue horizontal stripes. Above and below, white pyramids pierce the green plane, offering optical "windows" to a space beyond. The slightly off-center elements seem like playful dancing forms that speak to freedom and the joyousness of the human spirit.


African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012

Exhibitions

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African American Art in the 20th Century
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