Antwerp by James McBey https://www.nga.gov/artworks/71054-antwerp
lower right in brown ink: McBey Antwerp 22 May 1926; lower left verso by later hand
lower right in brown ink: McBey Antwerp 22 May 1926; lower left verso by later hand
His right hand, closer to us, is planted palm out against his hip, and he holds a
to our right, and she looks down at a pale green-covered book held in her right hand
A print by Frank Hartley Anderson reminds chef Adrienne Cheatham of the church meals she grew up with—and of a recipe for buttered rolls.
(For hand mixing instructions, see step 4.)
skin and long brown hair looks at us as she braces a tall, wooden hoop with one hand
Romare Bearden mined a wide range of sources: the Bible, the writings of French satirist François Rabelais, his childhood memories of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina, the people and streets of Harlem, the epic poems of Homer, and more.
Bearden portrays Odysseus poised triumphantly on the ship’s bow, a shield in one hand
blue, yellow, red, and pink flowers, woven with strands of ivy, dangles in the hand
His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair so his hand rests in his lap.
Looking up in amazement as Christ ascends into heaven are the twelve apostles. Kneeling with them is the Virgin, the only one to have a halo.
He holds up his right hand, on our left, with the first two fingers raised.
left in graphite: III/V; lower center in graphite: Elaine de Kooning; by later hand