- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Otis with Bible (1940)
- Creator:
- Shute, Ben, 1905-1986
- Date of Original:
- 1940
- Subject:
- Books--United States
Books in art
Bible--In art
African Americans
African American men
African Americans in art
Chairs--United States
Chairs in art
Tables--United States
Tables in art
Art, American--20th century
Art, Modern--20th century - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Acclaimed artist Ben Shute, a Wisconsin native, lived for the majority of his career in Atlanta, where he earned a reputation as an accomplished portrait artist. His Otis with Bible, charcoal on paper, was completed in 1940.
Image of the drawing Otis with Bible (1940), charcoal on paper, by Atlanta, Georgia artist Ben Shute. The drawing depicts a man seated in a wooden chair. He leans his left arm against a table. Wearing a suit and hat, he holds a Bible in his lap. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ben-shute-1905-1986/m-6516/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Betty Plummer Potts Woodruff GMOA 2004.6
Courtesy of Georgia Musuem of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Betty Plummer Potts Woodruff GMOA 2004.6 - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ben-shute-1905-1986
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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