Apocalypse

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 with a dense cluster of overlapping lines, shapes, and imagery. The print is darkest along the left side and bottom edge, with the lightest area appearing at the top right corner near the image of a horse’s head and hoof. Another horse’s head is visible at the bottom just right of center. A small eye appears just above the center. Small areas around the top, bottom, and left center are darker from dense linear shading and there are three outlines of partial circles along the center right side. The title of the print [Apocalypse] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner with [4/10] next to it. The print is signed [James L. Wells] on the bottom right corner in pencil.

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