Come in my Room, come on in the Prayer Room

Sister Gertrude Morgan, Come in my Room, come on in the Prayer Room, ca. 1970, tempera, acrylic, ballpoint pen, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.186
Copied Sister Gertrude Morgan, Come in my Room, come on in the Prayer Room, ca. 1970, tempera, acrylic, ballpoint pen, and pencil on paperboard, 12 1⁄8 x 23 in. (30.7 x 58.4 cm.) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.186

Artwork Details

Title
Come in my Room, come on in the Prayer Room
Artist
Date
ca. 1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 1⁄8 x 23 in. (30.7 x 58.4 cm.) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, acrylic, ballpoint pen, and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Portrait female — Morgan, Gertrude — self-portrait
  • Architecture Interior
  • Recreation — church — prayer
  • Religion — angel
Object Number
1986.65.186
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.186