So Sweet Berry
Object Details
- Artist
- Ruby C. Williams
- Date
- Between 1998 and 2005
- Medium
- acrylic on plywood
- Dimensions
- 24 × 24 × 13/16 in. (61 × 61 × 2 cm)
- Caption
- A green cap hugs a heart-shaped strawberry in this acrylic painting on plywood by Ruby C. Williams (1930-). The self-taught artist also farms in Bealsville, Florida, an area known for its strawberries. The ripe, red fruit nearly crowds out its description, “so sweet berry,” painted in black on a bright orange square. Its black seeds verge on three-dimensional. The natural world and love are among the themes that Williams explores in her work, which emerged from making roadside signs to sell her home-grown produce. Her paintings were featured in the Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught African American Artists (2005).
- Accession Number
- 2005.0007.0003
- Type
- painting
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- acm_2005.0007.0003
