Untitled
Artist
John B. Murray
(American, 1908 - 1988)
Daten. d.
Mediumwatercolor and marker on paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 7/8 × 10 3/8 inches (35.2 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number2001.28
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The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextJ.B. Murray was something of a mystic, making drawings featuring strange spirit figures and producing an automatic “spirit writing” that has been called a visual equivalent to the religious practice of speaking in tongues. Murray, who was born in Sandersville, GA, claimed to have the ability to read this script through a bottle of “holy” well water.