Daedalus and his Son (Icarus)

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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 oil painting with a scene of Daedalus and Icarus appearing within a decorative border. At top center, Daedalus and Icarus adjust their wings beneath a bright multi-colored sun. The decorative border has a yellow background with white flowers painted on either side of the scene. Above the scene are the heads and wings of two humanoid creatures on either side of a decorative motif and below is a bunch of yellow flowers with brown foliage. On either side of the flowers are winged humanoid creatures sitting on top of architectural elements.

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