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Voice of the Ghetto ("HAPPENING")
Voice of the Ghetto ("HAPPENING")
Voice of the Ghetto ("HAPPENING")

Voice of the Ghetto ("HAPPENING")

Artist (American, 1900 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumOil, canvas
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Estate of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto
Object number2015.7.2
DescriptionUnstretched. Image of New York City skyline obstructed by a large blue boulder and three male figures. In right foreground, one painter stands with a blank canvas on an easel with a smoke pipe. In front of boulder in lower left are two boys painting red lettering on the side of the boulder. The Mona Lisa painting and two stamps are also seen on top left side of boulder. A river, outlined with trees, can be seen on right, middle third of scenery.

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