Lady of the Lake
Artist: Horace Pippin (American, 1888–1946)
Original Dimensions: 20 1/2" x 36"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1936–39) "A self-taught painter from Pennsylvania, Pippin started making art at thirty-seven, and later became one of the most recognized African American artists in the country. Based loosely on Arthurian legend, Lady of the Lake is his lone painting of a female nude. She takes the form of a sunbather at the edge of the water, sitting with her face held up to the light and next to a log cabin that appears too small to accommodate her. The cabin, canoe, Indigenous-style blanket, rose trellis, bricolage planters, and lush, mountainous landscape suggest that Pippin mined resources close to home to build the composition." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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