The Ghetto Scene or Tenement

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

"The Ghetto Scene" or Tenement

Artwork Details

Medium

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil

Collection

Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, Martin Luther King Library Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1974.2

Source or Donor

MLK Staff

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Michael James Ward

Date made

1973

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature and Date

Location

Lower right

Transcription

"Michael J. Ward '73'"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

36-3/4 in

Width

48-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Freewheelers

Related Publications

Notes

Materials pertaining to the artist and this work are available in the Milwaukee Black Arts Movement digital collection: https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/MkeBAM/.

Research Notes

Notes

This work is pictured and described in the 6/16/1974 MJ (a copy of the article is attached to the accession record at 1974.2).