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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
The Strawberry Checkout
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Alphonso Willums (b. 1932)
The Strawberry Checkout 2001
Acrylic on canvas board
12 x 16 in.(30.5 x 40.7 cm.)
Holding Institution: The Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 2001-29
  About the Artist
  Artist: Alphonso Willums (b. 1932)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: View of African-American in a field picking strawberries on the eastern shore with a red structure and trees in the background. Adults and one child are lined up at a gray booth in the foreground to receive a token for their produce.
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signed "A. Willums" on front and back
 
 
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