Miss Otis

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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 color lithograph with a collaged fabric border, depicting a woman, “Miss Otis.” She appears in the center of the print, looking over her proper left shoulder towards the viewer. She wears a red, floral-print top with thin straps and lace trim, earrings, and a ring on her right hand, which grips her left arm. Her lips and nails are painted bright red. She is surrounded by a bright yellow aura, set within a larger blue field with feminine and colorful lips, tongues, and eyes scattered around. Directly above the woman is a row of black bars. A gun appears to the left and one of the tongues is pierced by a sword at lower right. At the bottom of the image is “MISS OTIS.

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