She Makes Me Happy
Object Details
- Artist
- Betty Murchison
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- Frame: 43 11/16 × 33 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (111 × 85.7 × 3.5 cm)
- Caption
- A woman wearing a white, sleeveless top steadies a young girl in a white dress by holding her knee. As the girl walks across the canvas, her profile one of resolute determination. Expressionist Washington, DC-area painter Betty Murchison is known for her quotidian depictions of relationships between Black women and girls. In this interior, domestic scene—indicated by three vessels set on a small side table in the background—the matching outfits and woman’s caring gesture suggest a familial or maternal intimacy.
- Accession Number
- 2006.0002.0001
- Type
- painting
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- acm_2006.0002.0001