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Poison River
Ronald Lockett1988
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
Environmental collapse became a recurring theme in Lockett’s art. "Poison River," an indictment of environmental pollution and the death of native life, offered one of Lockett’s most despairing explorations into the horrors of ecological degradation.
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- Title: Poison River
- Creator: Ronald Lockett
- Creator Lifespan: 1965/1998
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Bessemer, Alabama
- Creator Birth Place: Bessemer, Alabama
- Date Created: 1988
- Location Created: Bessemer, Alabama
- Physical Dimensions: 48 1/2 x 61 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (123.2 x 155.6 x 6.4 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Pollution, Black art, African American art
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
- Rights: © Ronald Lockett / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/ronald-lockett
- Medium: Wood, tin, nails, stones, industrial sealing compound, enamel, on wood
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