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Janus II

1973

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 multicolor print with a semi-abstract design featuring multiple faces and spheres. The left side of the print has a blue background with lighter blue lines creating a design that includes the partial profile of a face at the bottom and a scalloped. The center and right side of the print is black with lines of color creating images: blue at center, red on the right, and yellow on the bottom. The blue in the center creates a profile of a face. The red at right has two profiles facing opposite sides and the yellow section features an abstract design with multiple spheres and stairs. The title of the print [Janus II] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner. Underneath that are measurements written in pencil. In the bottom center [4th Imp] is written in pencil. The print is signed [James L. Wells '73] on the bottom right corner in pencil.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.30

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