Thanksgiving

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John Banks, Thanksgiving, 1982, ballpoint pen and ink, felt-tipped pen and ink, crayon and pencil on paperboard, sheet and image: 1528 in. (38.171.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pierce, Jr., San Antonio, Texas, 1992.56

Artwork Details

Title
Thanksgiving
Artist
Date
1982
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 1528 in. (38.171.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pierce, Jr., San Antonio, Texas
Mediums Description
ballpoint pen and ink, felt-tipped pen and ink, crayon and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — dining room
  • Recreation — church — prayer
  • Ceremony — holiday — Thanksgiving
  • African American
  • Figure group — family
Object Number
1992.56

Works by this artist (2 items)

John Banks, To Much Fun? In the Wrong Place, 1980s, colored pencil, watercolor and felt-tipped pen on poster board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.104
To Much Fun? In the Wrong Place
Date1980s
colored pencil, watercolor and felt-tipped pen on poster board
Not on view
Thanksgiving
Date1982
ballpoint pen and ink, felt-tipped pen and ink, crayon and pencil on paperboard
Not on view

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