{"product_id":"untitled-cracked-watermelon","title":"Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eCharles Ethan Porter (American, 1847–1923)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e19 1\/8\" x 28 3\/16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(ca. 1890) \"Trained in New York and Paris, Porter was among the first Black American artists to exhibit his work nationally and the only one to specialize in still lifes. This is among his most ambitious paintings. The subject of the watermelon—cultivated by colonists in the Americas from an African gourd—is also significant. Porter chose to paint the fruit when it was increasingly and virulently stereotyped. By reclaiming it artistically, he challenged a common racist trope.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/677910\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Ethan Porter","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887204671731,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (19 1\/8\" x 28 3\/16\")","offer_id":49887204704499,"sku":null,"price":970.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (14 3\/4\" x 21 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887204737267,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (18\" x 26 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887204770035,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (22 1\/8\" x 32 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887204802803,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (28 1\/2\" x 42\")","offer_id":49887204835571,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (34 1\/4\" x 50 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887204868339,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (40 3\/8\" x 59 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887204901107,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (48 3\/8\" x 71 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887204933875,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/Untitled_CrackedWatermelon.jpg?v=1790315721","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/untitled-cracked-watermelon","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}