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Maker(s):Rosales, Harmonia
Culture:American (1984- )
Title:The Harvest
Date Made:2018
Type:Painting
Materials:Oil on linen, eggshell, and 24k Gold Leaf
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Frame: 52 1/4 in x 32 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 132.7 cm x 83.5 cm x 6.4 cm; Canvas/Mount: 46 in x 27 in; 116.8 cm x 68.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2019.38
Credit Line:Purchase with the Belle and Hy Baier Art Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A seated female figure with dark skin wearing a red and white garment, with three children on sitting on or climbing onto her lap (cradled by her arms) and two sitting sitting by her feet, all of different skin tones. Behind the woman's head, a halo with text is picked out against a coppery-gold background. She sits on a green cushion and is flanked by to purple/porphyry columns and her left foot rests on a skull. In the foreground, a snake slithers on the ground.

Tags:
African American; Afro-Cuban; allegory; vanitas; skulls; snakes; serpents; infants; charity

Subjects:
African American art; Allegory; Infants; Linen

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