"The Glory Train" by Ruth Starr Rose, Amer., (1887-1965) Gouache circumstance and the eternal dance

circumstance and the eternal dance of desire unfold here for our amusement and guilty pleasure

Hering captures the light

With one known exception

on very thin buff wove simili-japan paper

A beautiful impression of this early state

"The Glory Train" by Ruth Starr Rose, Amer., (1887-1965) Gouache circumstance and the eternal danceColor Lithograph, ca. 1939, ed. 16, 10 x 13 1 4, signed and titled in blue ink, on buff laid paper. Tape residue along top margin edge from previous mount. One spot of foxing beneath the trumpeter's mouth, mostly visible verso, slight toning in mat opening. A favorite theme and great folkloric image by this important artist, devoted to portraying African American culture and folklore, treated in several versions and media.