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| Catching Freedom by Charles Criner |
Look at the top edge of this painting and see the tiny figures marching single file into the fire of pain that was slavery. Beams of orange light intersect above the rows of shacks. Workers move about in the cotton fields. One of the beams extends down the picture plane, intersecting with another beam of light just above the woman's head. In the foreground, a golden sphere illuminates her. She reaches for it--and her large hands are just about to envelope it.
You'll enjoy interpreting Charles Criner's narrative imagery. You'll find that many of the stories unfold in small details around larger focal images like the above painting.