Calvin Burnett

Holiday

Maker

Calvin Burnett (American, b.1921)

Title

Holiday

Year

1948

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, ink

Dimensions

63.5 x 45.7 cm (25 x 18 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: signed

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2001.22.3

Type

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story
Illustration from the Permanent Collection
Apr 14, 2006 – Jul 23, 2006

Label copy

Calvin Burnett is an African American painter and illustrator whose work has appeared in many newspapers, including the Boston Globe, as well as numerous magazines, such as Art News and Atlantic. Much of Burnett’s work captures urban life in America, often with a moralizing dimension. In this drawing, four children pile onto a single bike, while their neighborhood buildings rise in the background.

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Tombstone

Calvin Burnett (American, b.1921)
Holiday, 1948
Ink, gouache, and graphite on illustration board
63.5 x 45.7 cm (25 x 18 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2001.22.3

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