Nessuno di noi è completamente buono o completamente cattivo. Ci troviamo tutti da qualche parte nel mezzo. Ma arriva un momento nella vita di ciascuno in cui si fa un passo importante, verso la luce o verso le tenebre" #JosephDelaney
In this wonderful portrait, a well-toned African American woman appears as a sophisticated and thoughtful lady, confident in her own skin, with an appreciation for style and art. Seated in a wooden chair near the center of the canvas, Her posture suggests a sense of poise and self-assurance while her gaze conveys thoughtfulness or contemplation of something beyond us. She has crossed her legs in a relaxed and confident manner with her hands clasped together, holding a small open book. She wears a blue dress with a white and blue pattern that creates a marbled effect accented by a necklace with a pendant. The knee-length dress is sleeveless and appears to be made of a light fabric with its fitted waist accentuated by a dark belt. Her dark-colored and closed-toe shoes, possibly pumps draw our attention to her bare legs. African American artist Joseph Delaney grew up in a large family with nine siblings, including his older brother, fellow artist Beauford Delaney. They were both born in Tennessee, and their father was a Methodist minister. In 1930, after some itinerant years, Joseph followed his brother to New York, where he studied at the Art Students League. In NYC, he became a part of the Harlem Renaissance and studied with artists Alexander Brook and Thomas Hart Benton. He worked for the federal government’s Works Progress Administration during the Depression, teaching classes and making art. In 1942 and 1943, he traveled and created a series of works that documented the lives of Black laborers, thanks to a Julius Rosenwald Foundation grant. Delaney was best known for his vibrant scenes of urban life and for his portraits of people including Eartha Kitt, Eubie Blake and Eleanor Roosevelt. He was well aware of how difficult it was for Black artists like himself, writing, “in the fine arts field, the mountain is not coming to Mohammed. . . . Many a black Daniel Boone is clearing rugged terrain and thick swamps and jagged cliff-sides with palette and brush.”
Woman in Striped Dress by Joseph Delaney (American) - Oil on board / 1964 - Georgia Museum of Art (Athens, Georgia) #womeninart #art #portrait #oilpainting #JosephDelaney #UGA #africanamericanart #fineart #womensart #GeorgiaMuseumofArt #Delaney #portraitofawoman #lady #artwork #AfricanAmericanArtist
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This weeks #SundayShortTheatre we head North into the Lake District for Folk #Horror THE CORPSE ROAD #Josephdelaney
Watch it here > thepeoplesmovies.com/sunday-short...
