Ninety-nine percent of what George Hunt painted came from the Southern African-American experience, especially the folk tradition, civil rights movement, the mythic heroism of Black manhood, and blues music and culture. His mother-in-law owned a juke joint in Helena, Arkansas, called the Dreamland Cafe. There, Hunt listened to blues legends like Sonny Boy Williamson and watched the patrons dance, drink, eat catfish, court, sport and score. The visions for Hunt's art have been steeped in the music and life passages of blues people.
- Subject Matter
- Landscape
- Collections
- City of New Orleans Percent for Art
About the artist
George Hunt
American
1933-2020
Ninety-nine percent of what George Hunt painted came from the Southern African-American experience, especially the folk tradition, civil rights movement, the mythic heroism of Black manhood, and blues music and culture. His mother-in-law owned a juke joint in Helena, Arkansas, called the Dreamland Cafe. There, Hunt listened to blues legends like Sonny Boy Williamson and watched the patrons dance, drink, eat catfish, court, sport and score. The visions for Hunt's art have been steeped in the music and life passages of blues people.
