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Print
Cry Beloved Country
Charles Alston
1972
Titles
Cry Beloved Country (Proper)
Artist
Charles Alston, American, 1907 - 1977
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
51 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. (130.8 x 104.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Sankofa Society and Ella Byrd McCain, 2010.79, image
© Estate of Charles Alston
Work Type
painting
Classification
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Signature
Recto, upper right corner: Alston / 72
Inscription
Verso: none
Provenance
The Estate of Charles Alston; with the Kenkeleba Gallery, New York; purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art, 2010
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