Are You In God's Ship

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Type of Painting

Panel

Collection

Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, Center Street Library Collection, City of Milwaukee/Milwaukee Arts Board Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1990.2

Source or Donor

Milwaukee Arts Board

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Prophet William J. Blackmon

Date made

1989

Notes

The Milwaukee Arts Board inventory lists a creation date of 1989 but the work itself does not appear to be dated.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower center

Transcription

"PROPHET WJ BLACKMON."

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

14 in

Width

23 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Materials pertaining to the artist are available in the Milwaukee Black Arts Movement digital collection: https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/MkeBAM/. The exhibition catalog, Signs of Inspiration: The Art of Prophet William J. Blackmon (Haggerty Museum of Art, 1999), is available in the Art Reference Collection at 759.13 B628.