The Piano Lesson

Research Images

Sarah Lawler

Romare Bearden

- This painting is called “The Piano Lesson.”

- Painted by RomareBearden.

- This photo was August Wilson’s primary inspiration for the play “The Piano Lesson.”

Romare Bearden Cont.

- Mill Hand’s Lunch Bucket.

- My color palette.

Romare Bearden Cont.

Pittsburgh, PA. 1930s

Interiors of early 1900 Homes

Interiors of early 1900 Homes Cont.

Interiors of early 1900 Homes Cont.

Stoves in early 1900s

Stoves in early 1900s Cont.

Pianos, 1840-1850

1840, Unknown Brand 1840, Seiler

Pianos, 1910 - Carved

Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)

The Yellow Dog- The Yellow Dog was known as

the Yazoo Delta. It is rumored that the initials YD on the locomotives gave it it’s nickname.

- The Yazoo-Delta Railroad was a branch line that opened in August 1897 between Moorhead and Ruleville, Mississippi. It was extended to Tutwiler, Mississippi, and Lake Dawson and was acquired by the Yazoo and Mississippi Railroad by 1903.

The Yellow Dog Cont.- “Where the

Southern Cross the Yellow Dog”

- Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993

- http://www.mrjumbo.com/contents/delta99/3delta/moorhead.html

Steam Locomotives

Ghosts

Hot Comb