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Phaeton

1966

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 linocut of two winged horses flying over a cityscape. The horses are pulling a chariot behind them. The chariot is tipped back with only the riders legs showing. There are three inscriptions in pencil just beneath the image: [Plaeton (sic)] at the left, [6/35] at center, and [James L. Wells '66] at right.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2023.111.20

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