Tobias and the Angel

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 linocut depicting an angel holding a child. This child is shown kneeling with a pool of water, facing away from the viewer as the much larger figure of a winged angel kneels to embrace him. The rest of the print is semi-abstract, with multi-textured forms and shapes. The title of the print [Tobia and the Angle (sic)] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner underneath the image with [6th Imp] written on the bottom center. The print is signed on the bottom right corner in pencil [James L. Wells ‘72].

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