Bearden's art reflects the fullness of his own experiences in 20th century black America, from boyhood summers spent in rural North Carolina, to memories of his grandmother's home near the steel mills of Pittsburgh, to the vibrant Harlem of his early adulthood, then a black cultural and intellectual mecca. Bearden's artistic development evolved from an early cubist-inspired style through the abstract works of the 1950s and 1960s, with their emphasis on expressive line and color, to the unique collages for which he is chiefly remembered. The artist's prints date from the last fifteen years of his life. For this work, he drew upon childhood memories of early life in the South. A young woman wearing a shocking pink scarf gently comforts an elderly companion whose posture and general demeanor betray her advanced age. Bold planes of color define the interior. The focus of this vibrant image is an elaborate still life of fruit and flowers in full bloom set on a table in the center of the composition.