Museum object · Visual Arts
Two Boys
1952
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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 mimeograph reproduction of Two Boys, by Rudi Lesser for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black ink on white paper, it is a reproduction of a pen and ink line drawing portrait of two boys. The boy on the left appears to be older than the boy on the right. Both children are shown from the shoulders up. The older boy is directly facing the viewer and has a serious expression on his face. He has short hair and is wearing a collared shirt. The younger boy on the right is shown in three-quarters pose, turned slightly towards the left edge of the drawing. He is looking down and into the distance to the left, with a serious expression on his face. He has closely cropped hair and is wearing a collared, button down shirt. The artist signature, [Rudi Lesser], is written in the bottom right corner.
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Catalog reference: 2023.117.2.12
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