African Queen
Dateca. 1990
Artist
Richard Burnside
(1944 - 2020)
MediumEnamel paint on Masonite with artist painted frame
DimensionsFramed: 24 × 18in.
Credit LineGift of Susan Buck in memory of Edward A. Chappell
Object number2021.300.1
DescriptionStylized image of a human wearing. The mask-like, brown face has red and yellow outlined eyes, a red nose with black and white nostrils and a white and red mouth heavily outlined in black. Surrounding the face is a white area, either hair or a crown, ornamented with black dashes of paint all containing three yellow dots. The blue dress has similar dash shapes, this time made in yellow with red outlines and either two or three yellow and black dots. The picture's frame is painted black to match the background and then is further decorated using alternating white and red dots.ca. 1850
Possibly 1900-1930
ca. 1880
1829
Probably 1841
1825-1850
ca. 1850
1799
1815 probably
1784 (dated)