Museum object · Visual Arts
Confrontation 28A and 28AA
1966
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A diptych of two (2) oil paintings in an abstract expressionist style, featuring white and black faces depicted in thick brushstrokes and bold shapes with strong, swirling lines covering the canvases in a palette of black, red and tan. Each canvas is shadowbox framed and displayed in landscape orientation.
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Catalog reference: 2015.175ab
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