1944, Horace Pippin, School Studies -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Pippin painted several domestic scenes based on memories of his childhood in the Hudson Valley region of New York. School Studies alludes to resilience amid the economic insecurity of Pippin’s youth: surrounded by colorful rag rugs and quilts, a mother warms her feet by the stove on a snowy day, and wallboards are visible through patches of missing plaster. As so many representations of African American life are based in the South, Pippin’s painting offers a rare glimpse into the experiences of Black Americans in the northeastern United States in the late 19th century.
1944, Horace Pippin, School Studies -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Pippin painted several domestic scenes based on memories of his childhood in the Hudson Valley region of New York. School Studies alludes to resilience amid the economic insecurity of Pippin’s youth: surrounded by colorful rag rugs and quilts, a mother warms her feet by the stove on a snowy day, and wallboards are visible through patches of missing plaster. As so many representations of African American life are based in the South, Pippin’s painting offers a rare glimpse into the experiences of Black Americans in the northeastern United States in the late 19th century.