Details

Title

Study for The Results of Poor Housing

Artist/Maker

Hale Woodruff (American, 1900–1980)

Date

ca. 1941–1942

Medium

Oil on board

Dimensions

14 7/8 x 24 7/8 inches

Credit

High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Gift of Mrs. Burma Therrell in memory of James H. Therrell, 1984.86

Accession #

1984.86

On View

On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 3, Gallery 301

Though far from monumental in size, Results of Poor Housing and Results of Good Housing reflect Hale Woodruff’s early Social Realist style and the influence of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, with whom Woodruff studied. This pair of paintings was a gift from the artist to James H. Therrell, the director of housing for the City of Atlanta in the early 1940s.The stark contrast between this image and Results of Good Housing clearly expresses the artist’s support of Therrell’s progressive programs.

Image Copyright

© Estate of Hale Woodruff/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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