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The Ascent of Ethiopia

1932
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Ascent of Ethiopia
  • Artist: Loïs Mailou Jones (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1905–1998 Washington, D.C.)
  • Date: 1932
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 23 1/2 × 17 1/4 in. (59.7 × 43.8 cm)
    Framed: 28 × 22 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (71.1 × 56.5 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, African American Art Acquisition Fund, matching funds from Suzanne and Richard Pieper, with additional support from Arthur and Dorothy Nelle Sanders (M1993.191)
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art