Museum object · Visual Arts
Christ and the Fisherman
1952
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
The oil painting (a) in a wooden frame (b). The painitng depicts a coastal scene with a blue sky and gray and brown mountains in the background. In the foreground Christ is standing before a net with multiple large fish while two fishermen in boats cast their nets into the water. The painting is signed [J.L. Wells ‘52] in the lower right corner in red paint. The painting has a wooden frame and the back of the painting has [3a] written on it in white.
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Catalog reference: 2023.111.1ab
