- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo' de Devil's Done Loose
- Creator:
- Belcher, Hilda, 1881-1963
- Date of Original:
- 1931
- Subject:
- Women--Georgia--Savannah
African American women--Georgia--Savannah
Choirs (Music) in art
African American churches--Georgia--Savannah
Painting - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hilda Belcher, a prominent artist, painted Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo' de Devil's Done Loose (oil on board, 13 7/8" x 11 3/4") in 1931. Belcher, a native of Vermont, attended services at several African American churches around Savannah during her frequent visits to the city. In this work, which was also the basis for a 1935 oil painting of the same name, she captures the energy of a Savannah choir.
Image of the Hilda Belcher painting Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo' de Devil's Done Loose (oil on board, 13 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.), completed in 1931. It depicts several African American women dancing and looking upward. They wear white dresses.
Belcher, a native of Vermont, attended services at several African American churches around Savannah, Georgia during her frequent visits to the city. In this work, which was also the basis for a 1935 oil painting of the same name, she captures the energy of a Savannah choir. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hilda-belcher-1881-1963/m-10767/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hilda-belcher-1881-1963
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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