Horace Pippin's Mr. Prejudice

Horace Pippin, Mr. Prejudice, 1943, oil on canvas, 46 x 35.9 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
A conversation with Dr. Jessica T. Smith, Susan Gray Detweiler Curator of American Art and Manager, Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker

[@yanelkys1]

It should be displayed and explained more often at the museum.

[@johnnzboy]

The speakers here clearly know their stuff when it comes to art history but are sadly deficient in their knowledge of tools - one uses a mallet to drive a wedge into something, not an axe. And it clearly looks like a mallet too.

[@smarthistory-art-history]

We appreciate your comment, the tool portrayed here is not clearly depicted and is not even entirely within the frame. It is possible that it is a mallet as you suggest, it also possible it is a common type of axe known as a splitting maul. It is also very possible that it is not any particular type of tool.

[@johnnzboy]

Thank you for your response. I should not have been so arrogantly assertive, and have been deservedly (and expertly) corrected (o:

[@smarthistory-art-history]

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[@Sasha0927]

A house divided cannot stand. I'm glad FDR had the good sense to make a difficult but meaningful decision. The Harlem Hellfighters is winning for coolest name today. 😂🔥 To know that they were the 369th Infantry Regiment makes me wonder what number we're at today. That's a lot of soldiers... Loved the detail about the two parallels and the victory iconography. I'm gonna take "...and non-stop work will speed it" with me today.

[@meriskomimi]

This is amazing, top of symbolism

[@Lukifah]

great symbolism, truly an excellent painting and work of art

[@johnlegar7235]

A black and white painting.

[@davestorm572]

Very informative video on a great American artist.