Drawing of a Scene in Ancient Rome
Dublin Core
Title
Drawing of a Scene in Ancient Rome
Subject
Art in African American schools in Jacksonville
Description
A drawing of a scene set apparently in ancient Rome, by Fred O'Neale, a student at LaVilla Park School.
The drawing features a man in a toga holding a spear and another man laying beside him on a stone floor, with a building that appears to be the Pantheon in background. Given that several other pieces of artwork by students in this collection ("Charles A. Lindbergh," "Gar Wood," "Buffalo Bill," "Boots") deal with aspects of popular culture, this image may be inspired in the cinema of the era. In particular, the image might relate to the 1935 film The Last Days of Pompeii.
The drawing features a man in a toga holding a spear and another man laying beside him on a stone floor, with a building that appears to be the Pantheon in background. Given that several other pieces of artwork by students in this collection ("Charles A. Lindbergh," "Gar Wood," "Buffalo Bill," "Boots") deal with aspects of popular culture, this image may be inspired in the cinema of the era. In particular, the image might relate to the 1935 film The Last Days of Pompeii.
Creator
Fred O'Neale
Source
Jacksonville Historical Society, Viola Muse Collection, Folder 1, Item 9
Publisher
The Viola Muse Digital Edition, University of North Florida
Date
1936-1940
Contributor
Melinda Peacock (document scanning)
Zariah Grant (transcription)
Hunter Blake (encoding and edition)
Laura Heffernan (edition)
Tru Leverette (edition)
Clayton McCarl (edition)
Rights
Made public online with the permission of the Jacksonville Historical Society
Format
Handwritten with drawing done by hand
Language
EN
Type
Artwork
Identifier
jhs-195918-01-09
Coverage
20th Century Florida
Text Item Type Metadata
Collection
Citation
Fred O'Neale, “Drawing of a Scene in Ancient Rome,” The Viola Muse Digital Edition, accessed March 29, 2024, https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/12.