Museum object · Visual Arts
Right On!
1972
New York City, New York, 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.
An etching by Benny Andrews depicting an abstract figure with their fist in the air. Outlines of additional fists emanate behind the first, in a halo effect. The figure is roughly sketched, consisting of a round head-shape on a rectangular torso, with a rudimentary face. The figure's other hand is formed into a fist at their side. The figure's other hand is formed into a fist at their side. There is shading in the form of concentrated, darker lines at the crown of the head and the left side of the torso. The etching is numbered [34/70], titled [Right On!], signed and dated [Benny Andrews 1972] in pencil just beneath the image.
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Catalog reference: 2019.28.17
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