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Walter Ellison, American, 1899–1977; Father & Mother—Tintype, 1939; oil on canvas; 24 3/16 x 20 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of the Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration 358:1943

In the standard full-frontal format used by portrait photographers at the time, Walter Ellison depicts his parents as dignified middle-class citizens, tastefully dressed in their Sunday best. By exposing the neighborhood scene behind the curtained backdrop and apartment wall, the artist provides a view of the community in which his family lived. As a member of Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center, Ellison helped carry out the mandate of the WPA: to represent the spectrum of African American life as an instrumental part of the national story.

On view in Gallery 333

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French, 1732–1806
The Laundresses More Information
Chinese
Headrest in the Form of a Theater More Information
Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903
Madame Roulin More Information
Mississippian
Vessel in the Form of a Head More Information
George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811–1879
Raftsmen Playing Cards More Information
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853–1890
Vineyards at Auvers More Information
Hermann Herzog, American (born Germany), 1831–1932
Winona Falls More Information
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attributed to Dihl & Guérhard, Paris, France, active 1781–1828
Soup Plate More Information
August Macke, German, 1887–1914
Landscape with Cows, Sailboat, and Painted-in Figures More Information
Chinese
Headrest in the Form of a Reclining Boy More Information
Maurice de Vlaminck, French, 1876–1958
Le Havre, Grand Quai More Information
Mississippian
Mask Gorget with Incised and Perforated Motifs More Information
Sir David Adjaye, British-Ghanaian (born Tanzania), born 1966
Djenne Textile More Information
Faith Ringgold, American, born 1930
Jo Baker's Birthday More Information
Lovis Corinth, German, 1858–1925
Walchensee, Silver Path More Information
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Spanish, 1863–1923
Under the Awning, Zarautz More Information
Adolf Loos, Austrian, 1870–1933
Café Museum Side Chair More Information
James Rosenquist, American, 1933–2017
Sightseeing More Information
John Seymour, American (born England), 1738–1816
Tambour Desk More Information
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, French, 1758–1823
Henri-Ernest Grout de Beaufort More Information
New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
Two-Handled Vase More Information
Joan Mitchell, American, 1925–1992
Ici More Information
Sioux
Wearing Blanket More Information
Persian
Dagger More Information
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater, French, 1695–1736
Repose in a Park More Information
Joseph Rusling Meeker, American, 1827–1887
The Land of Evangeline More Information
Korean
Two Scholars, Attendant, and Donkey in a Landscape More Information
Lucio Fontana, Italian, 1899–1968
Black Landscape (Concetto Spaziale Nero) More Information
Transcaucasian
Shirvan Prayer Carpet with Lattice Pattern on White Field More Information