Untitled [Hospital Beds with Hell Hound]

Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980)
Tempera, graphite on window shade
Circa: 1965-1975 (n.d.)
Size: 17" (w) x 17" (h) sight
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The front is composed of two families at hospital beds. The back illustrates a large Hell Hound, and is a recent discovery found while considering a new mat board—now reframed to show both sides.

A former street preacher who became an artist, poet, and musician, Sister Gertrude Morgan painted biblical themes to illustrate her gospel teachings.

Sister Gertrude Morgan worked with any available materials at hand when the "spirit" moved her—cardboard, window shades, styrofoam trays, plastic utensils, jelly glasses, blocks of wood, lamp shades, picture frames, her guitar case, and even the back of a "For Sale" sign placed in her yard by a real estate agent.

Several of Morgan’s works are part of the exhibit "Outliers and American Vanguard" organized by The National Gallery, and currently at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Additionally, her work is part of several museums including; American Folk Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; and th.e New Jersey State Museum.

Provenance: Cavin-Morris Gallery; Ricco/Maresca Gallery; Larry Dumont Collection

HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AVAILABLE.

Condition: Excellent. Archivally mounted and matted with Museum Glass and within a Kulicke welded brass frame.

Price: SOLD

References: See video below and visit the National Gallery of Art's website.



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