Description: Claude Clark '"The Poet" Hand Signed Limited Edition Lithograph # 16/25 PP Papersize 42 X 25.5 inches, Image size 38 X 21.5 inches COA by Golden Gate Editions, Guaranteed signed by the hand of Claude Clark one year before his passing. Will ship rolled in tube. Claude Clark’s The Poet is a visual homage to the thousands of African American men imprisoned under the forced labor system called the chain gang. Sanctioned by the state, the chain gang was used throughout the South for building projects such as roads and railroads. The system flourished during the 1920s and 1930s and was renowned for its inhumane work conditions and brutal corporal punishments. As evidenced in the painting, chain gang convicts were required to wear striped uniforms and ankle shackles to prevent escape. Members of the gang would often sing in rhythmic call-and-response verse to alleviate the monotony of their work, to help them work in tandem with one another, and as a creative outlet to express the pain and injustice they endured.
Price: 950 USD
Location: Redding, California
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Artist: Claude Clark, Sr
Signed By: Claude Clark
Size: Large
Signed: No
Date of Creation: 2000
Material: Lithograph
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Open Edition Print
Region of Origin: United States
Subject: Children
Print Surface: Paper
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Offset lithograph
Year of Production: 1983
Width (Inches): 38
COA Issued By: Golden Gate Editions
Item Height: 42
Height (Inches): 21.5
Style: Expressionism
Item Width: 25.5
