Museum object · Visual Arts
Death
1962
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This collage depicts a Christ-like figure lying across a short horizontal surface covered with textured draperies of blue and yellow-green. The Christ-like figure is a bearded man with a halo, and red marks around the forehead. The figure has a red wound in its left side, and red wounds in the hands and feet. The right arm is outstretched above the figure's head, and he wears a loincloth. The painting has a black background.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.148.5
