Study for a Mural in the Home of Dr. W.W. and Mrs. Grace Goens in Hockessin, Delaware

© Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or …
© Artist's Estate
Study for a Mural in the Home of Dr. W.W. and Mrs. Grace Goens in Hockessin, Delaware
© Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.
Copyright still retained by seller, Deborah F. Copeland This Bill of Sale and Title Transfer is for the physical work of art only. I [seller] still maintain full copyright and all reproduction and literary rights to this painting as this piece was commissioned by my aunt Grace Price Goens from the artist as a “work for hire”.

Study for a Mural in the Home of Dr. W.W. and Mrs. Grace Goens in Hockessin, Delaware

Datec. 1963
Artist (American painter and muralist, 1899–1979)
MediumOil on canvas board
Dimensions15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
frame: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the partial gift of Alberta Price Fitzgerald, and Wilson, Deborah, and Lauren Copeland in honor of Walter and Grace Price Goens; Acquisition Fund; a generous contribution from the City of Wilmington; contributions from The Judith Rothschild Foundation; Donald J. Puglisi; Rodman Ward, Jr.; Peggy H. Woolard; H. F. and Marguerite Lenfest; Paula J. Malone; Lynn Herrick Sharp; Robert and Mike Abel; P. Coleman Townsend; Danielle Rice and Jeffrey Berger; and other contributors, 2008
Object number2008-18
On View
On view
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextBest known for his stylish illustrations and Art Deco murals, Aaron Douglas was at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.

Douglas painted two murals for the Goens family in Delaware. This is the study for the second mural, which surrounded the fireplace in their Hockessin home. Dr. and Mrs. Goens were pillars of Wilmington's African American community and relatives of the prominent artist.
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