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Jonathan GreenSWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, Black Farmer Lowcountry Geechee Gullah1999
1999
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SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the renowned American artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 17 colors using hand lithography techniques on heavyweight archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. SWEETGRASS CARRIERS depicts a black farmer standing in a field of golden sweetgrass dressed in a straw sunhat, white shirt and rugged blue denim overalls accompanied by three female field workers clothed in colorful orange, blue and red bell shaped dresses all carrying bundles of freshly harvested sweetgrass. The expansive field of golden yellow, orange, and green blades of grass is backed by a horizon line of deep blue water and distant green trees enlivened by white clouds sweeping across a clear blue sky. Truly an impressive agricultural landscape scene reflecting back on local traditions of Geechee Gullah culture, Lowcountry South Carolina.
Impressive size - Large horizontal format, unframed, pencil signed and numbered by Jonathan Green, handmade lithograph, fine impression, publishers chop mark embossed on lower margin, Print documentation/ COA will be provided
Print size - 33.5 x 42.5 inches
Image size - 27 x 36.5 inches
Edition size - 95, plus proofs
Year published - 1999
Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co. NJ
Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ
Sweetgrass grows in the moist, sandy soils near oceans and marshes. It is harvested in the spring and summer by "pullers" who slip it from its roots and place it in the sun to dry. Sweetgrass baskets are the generations-old African weaving craft worked by plantation slave families. The tradition remains strong and contemporary Lowcountry baskets still resemble the West African crafts, and are prized collectibles. The weavers, many working out of their roadside stands, are a cultural attraction. Basket making was once common along the coast from southern North Carolina to northern Florida, anywhere slaves worked and grew rice. Today, the craft is primarily concentrated in South Carolina's Lowcountry, especially in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
Painter and printmaker Jonathan Green is considered one of the most important contemporary painters of the Southern experience. The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rites of passage. By returning his art to his childhood upbringing, Green has created an autobiographical body of work in addition to documenting a vanishing way of life. Jonathan Green's artwork has been exhibited across the United States and internationally, and is included in the permanent collections of several major museums.
Artist statement - "I am drawn to rural environments that afford a sense of space and silence and an opportunity to unobtrusively observe daily functions of others as we all pursue life's mission of work, love and belonging.… It is the small, but critical tasks of daily life that I find most stimulating and reflective of the quality of essential, personal, community, and social values."
- Creator:Jonathan Green (1955)
- Creation Year:1999
- Dimensions:Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 42.5 in (107.95 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Union City, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU832311379072
Jonathan Green
Jonathan Green is considered one of the most important contemporary painters of the Southern experience. The artwork of Green is heavily influenced by his Gullah heritage, with vividly colored paintings and prints documenting everyday chores, in addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rites of passage. By returning his art to his childhood upbringing, Green has created an autobiographical body of work, in addition to documenting a vanishing way of life. Jonathan Green's artwork has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. Additionally, his work is included in the permanent collections of several major museums.
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