Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Corner Spruce & Gay,” 1934, American Regionalist lithograph depicting the titular street corner in Nashville, Tennessee with three African American figures going about their daily routines. A man strolls past a storefront while a second man handles a pair of chickens as a woman looks on. Titled and numbered […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Mooney’s Place,” 1936, American Regionalist lithograph depicting two African American men in a room, possibly a bar, in Nashville, Tennessee. A partially empty bottle sits on a table in the foreground while a third man, seen through a window, enters the room. Titled and numbered “Ed 20″ lower left. […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Red Eye’s Hall,” 1934, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a group of dancing African American couples at a dance hall in Nashville, Tennessee. A man, presumably Red Eye himself, observes the scene at left. Titled and numbered 13/25, lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass in a […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Baptism,” 1934, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a river baptism in Nashville, Tennessee with five African-American figures who stand knee-deep in a body of water, likely the Cumberland River. The minister or officiant raises his right hand high into the air while a woman dressed in white prepares to be […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Brother Mathew Preaching,” 1941, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a diverse group of African American figures in a Nashville, Tennessee church including men, women, and children. Each congregant reacts to the sermon, not depicted in the image, in their own highly specific manner. Titled and numbered “Ed 25″ lower left. […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “I Hide My Face Before The Lord,” 1937, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a Nashville, Tennessee church in which four African American men stand in the foreground with hands raised to hide their faces. A fifth man, who stands at a pulpit behind them, bows his head while a group […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Vanderbilt Clinic,” 1939, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a group of Black patients with weary expressions in a segregated waiting room at the Vanderbilt Medical Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. A narrow doorway shows a white nurse, seated at a desk and reading, in an adjacent room. Titled and numbered “Ed […]