So Sweet Berry
Object Details
- Artist
- Ruby C. Williams
- Caption
- A green cap hugs a heart-shaped strawberry in this acrylic painting on plywood by Ruby C. Williams (1930-). The self-taught artist also farms in Bealsville, Florida, an area known for its strawberries. The ripe, red fruit nearly crowds out its description, “so sweet berry,” painted in black on a bright orange square. Its black seeds verge on three-dimensional. The natural world and love are among the themes that Williams explores in her work, which emerged from making roadside signs to sell her home-grown produce. Her paintings were featured in the Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught African American Artists (2005).
- Between 1998 and 2005
- Accession Number
- 2005.0007.0003
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- painting
- Medium
- acrylic on plywood
- Dimensions
- 24 × 24 × 13/16 in. (61 × 61 × 2 cm)
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Record ID
- acm_2005.0007.0003
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl80e21347b-10b7-4216-b70b-acc67cba9b00
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