The Temptation in the Garden, Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse

Artwork Overview

1903–1988
The Temptation in the Garden, circa 1940–1976
Where object was made: Haiti
Material/technique: hardboard; paint
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 30 x 25.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 11 13/16 x 10 1/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1 1/4 in
Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection
Accession number: 2011.0266
Not on display

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“Reading, like writing, under these [dangerous] conditions is a disobedience to a directive in which the reader, our Eve, already knows the possible consequences of eating that apple but takes a bold bite anyway.” (p. 10)

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