Funeral Procession (painting by Clementine Hunter)
| Funeral Procession | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Clementine Hunter |
| Year | ca. 1950 |
| Medium | Oil paint on board |
| Location | Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah |
Funeral Procession is a painting by Clementine Hunter. It is in the collection of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Funeral Procession is one of many in a series of funeral procession-themed paintings by Hunter.
Description
[edit]The painting depicts an African American funeral procession in Louisiana. Two men leave a church carrying a coffin decorated in flowers. A woman follows behind, holding flowers. The coffin is being carried to a freshly dug grave in the foreground, where two religious figures hold crosses over the grave. Four female figures with flowers and two male figures wait at the graveside.[1]
History
[edit]Funeral Procession was painted around 1950 by Hunter.[1] In 2013, the piece was included in the Savannah College of Art and Design's exhibit,“Rehearsals: The Practice and Influence of Sound and Movement," for the painting's connection to the African American tradition of musical celebrations for the dead.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Funeral Procession". Collections. Savannah College of Art and Design. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Hersh, Allison. "Art & Soul: The sound of music". Savannah Now. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
 | This article about a twentieth-century painting is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |