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A take-off on the classic “American Gothic” painting depicts a slight, wide-eyed man in black face in a apron and buttoned up collar stands next to a mammy wearing a red, bandana and holding a broom, a large piece of watermelon hangs in the background.

Michael Ray Charles
American Gothic
Courtesy of Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York