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The Furies II

20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

A color linocut primarily in yellow and black depicting the Furies flying over two figures. The furies appear in the center of the print as four figures in a swirling mass above two additional figures standing below. All six figures are yellow with flowing hair. They are surrounded by curvilinear lines and shapes creating a sense of movement in a black sky with a yellow sun or moon in the top left corner. The leftmost standing figure has a tinge of green. At the bottom right corner is a hooded figure surrounded by red and orange. The title of the print [The Furies II] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner. The print is signed [James L. Wells] on the bottom right corner in pencil.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.117

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