Ethiopia at the Bar of Justice

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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.

A linocut of multiple figures standing in front of a large gate. Printed in black ink on white paper, the print area has a black border with slightly notched corners. The scene depicted shows many small, white robed figures standing on the steps leading to a large gate with an ornate scroll design. The gate is surrounded by block towers on either side. At left is a large, white figure of a man holding an arm out halting a large, black female figure on the right. In the background of the print there are clouds and black diagonal lines. [JLW] appears in the lower right corner of the print area, carved into the block. The title of the print [Ethiopia at The Bar of Justice] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner.

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