New Jerusalem

Details

Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980)
New Jerusalem
signed SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN lower center left and titled New Jerusalem top center; with photograph of Morgan on reverse of frame.
tempera, acrylic, paint and graphite on paper
23 ½ x 30 in.

Provenance

Larry Borenstein, New Orleans
Acquired from above in 1972

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Cara Zimmerman

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Lot Essay

A missionary, musician, poet and artist, Sister Gertrude Morgan created colorful didactic paintings of biblical imagery to be displayed in and around her Everlasting Gospel Mission in New Orleans. Here, she depicts herself as the Bride of Christ next to New Jerusalem, which is rendered as an apartment complex surrounded by swirls of angels. This work reveals Morgan's innate ability to abstract space and juxtapose vibrant colors to maximum effect.

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