Untitled (Vases)

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 linocut of different subjects including vases, a portrait of a woman, and animals, organized into different rectangular boxes or frames. The largest section is at bottom center and contains a vase of flowers and a small circular portrait of a figure’s profile. The bottom right section has a portrait of a woman wearing multiple necklaces. The frame above has two grazing quadrupeds. The left side has multiple rectangular sections with varying abstract designs. Across the top is one long panel divided into multiple sections. The right and left corners have three African masks, and the center section has a design with concentric circles. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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