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Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Blind Man,” 1947, American Regionalist lithograph depicting an African American man with a somber expression who leads a boy, likley his son, through tall grass or reeds. Both are barefoot and the boy wears no shirt. In the distance at right a third figure pilots a small boat. Titled, […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Women Bathing,” 1937, American Regionalist lithograph depicting two African American women, likely a mother and daughter, preparing to wade into a body of water in Nashville, Tennessee, likely the Cumberland River. Titled and numbered “Ed 20″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass in a simple, […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Going Home,” 1939, American Regionalist lithograph depicting three African American figures — a man a two women — carrying a bundle of sticks or firewood and other parcels through a street in Nashville, Tennessee. Titled and numbered “Ed 15″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Man Calling,” 1944, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a half-length view of an African American man in a wide-brimmed hat. He leans on his elbows and cups his hands to his mouth as he calls out. Titled and numbered “Ed 20″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Conversation Piece,” 1935, American Regionalist lithograph depicting two African American women who converse on a Nashville, Tennessee street. A man carries a guitar toward an overpass in the background. The women’s warm dress and leafless trees suggest a wintertime setting. Titled and numbered “Ed 25″ lower left. Signed and […]

Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Tuesday – Othelia,” 1934, American Regionalist lithograph depicting an African American woman who carefully irons a shirt in a domestic interior in Nashville, Tennessee. Other shirts and linens hang on a drying rack behind her. Titled and numbered 14/25 lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass […]

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 […]