Daniel Pressley, The Soprano at the Mourning Easter Wake of 1968, 1968, varnished walnut relief,
35 1⁄4 x 18 x 1 in. (89.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.78
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Artwork Details
- Title
- The Soprano at the Mourning Easter Wake of 1968
- Artist
- Date
- 1968
- Location
- Dimensions
- 35 1⁄4 x 18 x 1 in. (89.5 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums Description
- varnished walnut relief
- Subjects
- History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
- Ceremony — funeral
- Figure female — waist length
- Ceremony — holiday — Easter
- Performing arts — music — voice
- African American
- Object Number
- 1997.124.78