Smoke-Filled Sky (You Can Burn a Man's House but Not His Dreams)
Ronald Lockett, American, 1965 - 1998
1990
Charred wood, industrial sealing compound, paint on wood
Overall: 28 × 48 in. (71.1 × 121.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe 2015 Fund
2021.11.7
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Mixed Media
Research Area
Painting
Mixed Media
Not on view
Exhibition History
Black Codes: Art and Post-Civil Rights Alabama, Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, January 23-July 30, 2024.
Provenance
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
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