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Sculpture
Last Supper
Oliver Cheatham, 20th century
Cheatham, Oliver
United States
Male
11 3/8 x 25 5/8 x 3/4 in. (28.9 x 65.1 x 1.9 cm)
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Wood
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1900-2000, 20th century, folk art, Images of Black People, sculpture
Sculpture
1999.14
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2000
99.14SL1
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99.14DI1
digital image
2 x 2
7/23/2002
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Sculpture
The Nativity
Oliver Cheatham, 20th century
Cheatham, Oliver
United States
Male
12 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 7/8 in. (31.8 x 64.1 x 2.2 cm)
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Wood
Wood
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1900-2000, 20th century, folk art, Images of Black People, sculpture
Sculpture
The nativity of Christ has been a popular subject in many artistic traditions. Here, the carver has included all the traditional elements arranged in a simple yet effective way, using few colors and creating the illusion of depth. Gold paint illuminates the baby, above whom an angel watches protectively.
Like the carver of the Santo [73.9], or the artisan who built the Tramp Art Shrine [87.4], Oliver Cheatham was an artist who expressed his religious devotion with wood and paint. Little else is known about him. The donor, Reverend Romig, came across a few pieces of his work on a sidewalk in New York City; the artist had died, and his family was throwing his things away. Fortunately, Reverend Romig recognized the beauty of the work, retrieved what he could, and kindly donated two pieces to the Memorial Art Gallery: The Nativity and The Last Supper [99.14], which is being conserved.
[Gallery label text, 2002]
1999.15
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2000
99.15SL1
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full
2 x 2
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3x2
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glossy
8x10
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99.15DI2
digital image
full
00/00/00
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99.15DI1
digital image
2 x 2
7/23/2002
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