Just Thinking

Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Just Thinking, 1984, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.64.1, © 1984, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Just Thinking, 1984, gelatin silver print, sheet: 2016 in. (50.840.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.64.1, © 1984, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

Artwork Details

Title
Just Thinking
Date
1984
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 2016 in. (50.840.6 cm.)
Copyright
© 1984, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — mood — meditation
  • Landscape
  • Figure group — female and child
  • African American
Object Number
1994.64.1

Artwork Description

By closely focusing on the face of the woman in Just Thinking Hudnall creates an unequivocal sense that the viewer is intruding on a private moment. According to Hudnall, “The camera really does not matter; it is only a tool. What is important is the ability to transform an instance, a moment, into meaningful, expressive, and profound statements, some of which are personal, some of which have a symbolic and universal meaning.”


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

Works by this artist (4 items)

Charles White, The Children, 1950, ink and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Julie Seitzman and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2009.13
The Children
Date1950
ink and graphite on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.14, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.15, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Hasty B, 1970, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.155.1
Hasty B
Date1970
lithograph on paper
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Lee Godie, To the Dynamic Sarlo (Woman in Red with Decorated Hat), 1960s, oil and acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.22
To the Dynamic Sarlo (Woman in Red with Decorated Hat)
Date1960s
oil and acrylic on canvas
Not on view
Barry Dalgleish, Interior with Trunk, 1984, acrylic and oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.84.2
Interior with Trunk
Date1984
acrylic and oil on canvas
Not on view
Stanley Edwards, Infant in Altar IV, 1965, oil and acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.24
Infant in Altar IV
Date1965
oil and acrylic on canvas
Not on view