Untitled (floral still life)

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Title

Untitled (floral still life)

Description

This still life presents an arrangement of flowers, rendered with attention to detail and texture. Bannister’s choice of subject shows his versatility and ability to work outside the landscape genre for which he is known. Its inclusion demonstrates the breadth of Black artistic talent and production during a period when artists of colour were often confined by narrow expectations.

Creator

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Source

Bannister, Edward Mitchell. Untitled (floral still life). n.d. Oil on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. Object no. 1983.95.176.

Publisher

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Date

n.d.

Rights

Public domain. Image and data courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Identifier

1983.95.176

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

12 × 16 in. (30.5 × 40.6 cm)

Files

SAAM-1983.95.152_1_screen.jpg

Citation

Edward Mitchell Bannister, “Untitled (floral still life),” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/299.