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Black Effect: Main View Render

2019

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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.

An Adobe Illustrator file of the “main view render” from a project titled “Black Effect” by Tobi Ashiru. The project is an artistic reimagining of the National Museum of African American History and Culture with this view depicting the approach to the building from a footpath leading from the northeast street corner to the east entrance of the building. At the center of the image is a rendering of the museum in white, shaded with black diagonal lines. All five above ground floors are visible in this rendering including: Heritage Hall, the top floor, and all three tiers of the museum. The street is rendered in dark, asphalt textured gray and the footpath is rendered in a lighter gray.

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Catalog reference: 2021.114.4

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