DR-A054 Untitled

DR-A054 Untitled

Gainsboro; Gainsboro Road; William A. Hunton Branch YMCA; Martin's Fish Market; David Ramey.

Streetscape of Gainsboro Road. Two men dressed in blue and white walk down the street; one is carrying a brown bag and a green drink. Behind them, a woman in a yellow dress walks in the opposite direction with a man in a red striped shirt. In the right corner, a man in a green pinstripe suit smokes a cigar in front of a wooden building with a sign that says "Fish". In the background, the YMCA is visible. On the left side of the image, Neighbor's Grocery is depicted with a Pepsi-Cola sign. Right above Neighbor's Grocery, the Hotel Roanoke is visible. A large building with a flag in also in the background. A plane flies in the upper section of the image. A pink and blue bus drives in the background. Artist signed and dated image as 1957.

Story in Gainsboro Road and Beyond, p. 22. Displayed in the Harrison Museum of African American Culture Exhibit 2023-2024.

David A. Ramey

Roanoke Public Libraries

1990

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

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8x10"

DR-A054

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Drawing