Jonah and the Whale

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 woodcut print depicting Jonah inside of the whale. In the foreground of the print Jonah is depicted inside of the outline of a whale. Also depicted inside of the whale is a rocky shoreline and mountains. Above Jonah and the whale is another whale in the water and a sail above that. There are waves throught the background of the print. On the top right side of the print is a sun. The title of the print [Jonah and the Whale] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner underneath the image and [10/35] is written in the bottom center. The print is signed on the bottom right corner, [James L. Wells 72].

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗