DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Gospel Music
NamePainting
Maker
Laura Levine
DateAugust 4, 1991
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumAcrylic on masonite and plaster
Dimensions37 × 23 1/4 in. (94 × 59 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2704
Object numberA.1995.93.2704
DescriptionFolk art painting in bright purple, turquoise, red and whited features five robed gospel singers in front of a cross inscribed "Gospel Music." Five suited men titled "The Original Blind Boys of Alabama" form an arc on the top. Also inscribed are "Dorothy Love Coats" and "Original Gospel Harmonies."Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)
ca. 1900
Ki Joko
Early to mid-20th century
ca. 2017