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"Turkey and All"

Date1988

Artist Mattie Lou O'Kelley (1908-1997)

OriginAmerica, Georgia

MediumPaint, either oil or acrylic on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 24" x 36" Framed: 31" x 39 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.

Object number2001.101.17

DescriptionBrightly colored painting of a large multi- purpose room. The walls are covered with family pictures. Beds for sleeping are arranged on the left side, chairs and sofa and a player piano in the center foreground. Over on the right front is a gaming table and a cosy fireplace. In the center of the room is a large table set for dinner with a roast turkey in the center. Behind and to the right is a black cookstove filled with cooking pots. Various members of the family are sitting or working in the room.
MarkingsWritten in black paint in the lower right corner "M.L. O'KELLEY-#16/1988", and across the lower center edge is the title: "TURKEY AND ALL".
ProvenanceDonor: Dr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.