After a Shower
Date1937
Artist
Edward Loper Sr.
American painter, 1916–2011
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (52.1 × 67.3 cm)
frame: 23 5/8 × 29 1/2 in. (60 × 74.9 cm)
frame: 23 5/8 × 29 1/2 in. (60 × 74.9 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1937
Object number1937-2
On View
Not on viewCollections
- African American Artists
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextPainted in his free time, Loper Sr.’s moody characterization of Wilmington’s illuminated skyline as seen from his kitchen window contrasts significantly with the clinical eye and precise draftsmanship required for the artist’s work on the Federal Art Program’s Index of American Design. After a Shower received an honorable mention in the Wilmington Society for Fine Art’s Annual Exhibition in 1937, a prize Loper Sr. was the first African American artist to receive. After a Shower later became the first work by an African American artist to join the collection of the newly built Delaware Art Museum.
