Jesus is my air Plane

Sister Gertrude Morgan, Jesus is my air Plane, ca. 1970, tempera, ballpoint pen and ink, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.187
Sister Gertrude Morgan, Jesus is my air Plane, ca. 1970, tempera, ballpoint pen and ink, and pencil on paper, 18 x 26 3⁄8 in. (45.7 x 67.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.187

Artwork Details

Title
Jesus is my air Plane
Artist
Date
ca. 1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
18 x 26 3⁄8 in. (45.7 x 67.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, ballpoint pen and ink, and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Travel — air — airplane
  • Allegory — religion — salvation
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
Object Number
1986.65.187
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.187

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