Shrimp Boats on Shem Creek

Description:

This pencil sketch is a draft of Ball's painting of the same image, see 1975.32.187a. Two shrimp boats are floating in the water with trees visible in the background. At the bottom right are the words, "Shrimp Boats = Shem Creek."

• Title: Shrimp Boats on Shem Creek
• Creator: Mary Wilson Ball, 1892-1984
• Date: 1959
• Culture: American
• School: Charleston Renaissance Movement
• Dimensions: H-12 W-18 inches

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• Collection: Works on Paper Collection
• Object Name: Mary Wilson Ball Artwork
• Other Name: Pencil on Paper
• Object Id: 1975.32.187b

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