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Builders

1960

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 etching print of three male construction workers working on a skyscraper. The three builders are shown working in the foreground. Below and behind the workers, three planes fly over the city skyline. There are three inscriptions in pencil just beneath the image: the title [Builders] at left, [Artist Proof] at center, and the artist's signature [James L. Wells '60] at right.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.16

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