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Night at the Attucks Theatre
Night at the Attucks Theatre
Night at the Attucks Theatre

Night at the Attucks Theatre

Artist (American, born 1941)
Date1993
OriginUnited States of America
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions48 × 34 1/2 in. (121.9 × 87.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2020.21
Label TextMaizelle Brown (American, born 1941) Night at the Attucks Theatre Acrylic on canvas, 1993 Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III, 2020.21 Norfolk-native artist Maizelle has been an active and beloved fixture in the Hampton Roads arts community for decades. Her vibrant paintings capture historic moments and every-day life in the local African American neighborhoods, distilling her subjects and their activities with an economy of brush strokes and a warm sense of humor. The Attucks Theatre is a performing arts center (now an architectural landmark) in the heart of Norfolk's Church Street historic district that was designed by African American architect Harvey Johnson in 1919. It was named in honor of Crispus Attuck, a stevedore (dockworker) of African and Native American descent. He became the first American patriot to loose his life in the Boston Massacre of 1770 and therefore was the first casualty of the American Revolution.
Status
On view
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