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Wilmer Jennings

Harangue, 1941

Description

Maker

Title

Harangue

Year

1941

Medium

Wood engraving on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 20.3 x 15.4 cm (8 x 6 1/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of the Artist

Object Number

81.094

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Urban America, 1930-1970

December 1, 2006 - February 25, 2007

Jennings moved to Providence from Atlanta in 1935 and was one of the first African Americans to matriculate at RISD. Primarily a printmaker, much of his work comments on the effect of urban development on the African American community. This wood engraving depicts Black workers in the North as they listen to a speaker. Based on the evidence of other similar compositions by the artist, it is likely that the subject of the speech is labor rights, such as equal pay and benefits for Black Americans.

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