Thomas Waterman Wood
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
| Year Painted | 1858 |
| Collection Link | Museum |
| License | Public Domain |
| File Size (Pixels) | 3058 x 4926 |
| Best Print Size | 10 x 16 |
| *Max Print Size | 24 x 36 |
*Printing this file larger than the recommended max print size may result in a blurry or pixelated final print.
SUBJECT NOTE: Thomas Waterman Wood painted “Market Woman” during a trip to Havana in the late 1850s. His subject—a Black Cuban street vendor—is part of a long tradition of Afro-Cuban women, both enslaved and free, who made their living in the city’s open-air markets. At the time, it was rare for an American painter to depict everyday Black life with this kind of dignity and attention. Paintings like this one made a statement: that her humanity was worth seeing, and worth painting.
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