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The Resurrection

1978

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 color linocut depicting one a central figure, in black, surrounded by flames in red, orange, and yellow. The figure appears in the center of the print, standing with a circular, black design around them. Abstract designs in green and blue are visible through and below the black. Red and yellow flames extend past the black into the orange background. At the top center is a half-circle sun, with yellow sunbeams radiating down towards the figure. The title of the print [The Resurection (sic)] is written in pencil at the bottom left corner beneath the image and [Artist Proof] is written at bottom center. The print is signed in pencil on the bottom right corner [James L. Wells C, 78].

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.43

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