Leon Polk Smith (American, 1906–1996). <em>Black Anthem</em>, 1960. Oil on canvas, 72 × 120 in. (182.9 × 304.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Leon Polk Smith, 2011.12.6. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum Photograph, 2011.12.6_PS11.jpg)

Black Anthem

Artist:Leon Polk Smith

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dates:1960

Dimensions: 72 × 120 in. (182.9 × 304.8 cm) frame: 68 1/4 × 120 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (173.4 × 306.1 × 4.4 cm)

Collections:

Contemporary Art

Exhibitions:

Leon Polk Smith: Selected Works, 1943-1992
Leon Polk Smith: American Painter
Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties
Brooklyn Abstraction: Four Artists, Four Walls

Accession Number: 2011.12.6

Image: 2011.12.6_PS11.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum