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A painting on cardboard depicting angels with swords locked in battle in a red, yellow and oran…
Fighting Angels
A painting on cardboard depicting angels with swords locked in battle in a red, yellow and oran…
A painting on cardboard depicting angels with swords locked in battle in a red, yellow and orange landscape with blue clouds along the top.
Fighting Angels, Rudolph Bostic, 1991-1997, enamel house paint and oil on cardboard, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Rudolph V. Bostic.

Fighting Angels

Artist (American, 1944 - 2021)
Date1991 - 1997
Mediumenamel house paint and oil on cardboard
DimensionsFramed: 31 1/2 × 46 5/8 × 1/2 inches (80 × 118.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist.
Object number1997.20.1
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Rudolph V. Bostic. 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.
Collections
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Rudolph Valentino Bostic
1991
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Rudolph Valentino Bostic
1994
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n. d.
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Rudolph Valentino Bostic
n. d.
A painting Jesus Christ flanked by two disciples and a third, recumbent figure lying in slung c…
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n. d.
A half-length portrait of a woman with a veil over her dark hair in a vertical landscape with s…
Rudolph Valentino Bostic
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A painting on pressboard of the bust of a woman in profile facing left.
Rudolph Valentino Bostic
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Adam Kuehl Photography.
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A girl peeking from behind an iron gate adorned with angels.
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