Sisters II
Object Details
- Artist
- James Lesesne Wells
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Frame: 19 3/16 × 19 1/8 × 5/8 in. (48.7 × 48.6 × 1.6 cm)
- Caption
- This print of two Black women combines the elegant, streamlined modernism characteristic of the 20th century with the clean, hand-cut lines of traditional woodblock printing. The women’s faces are the focus of the image, and simple white linework on a solid black background delineate their eyes, noses, eyebrows, and lips. A black border frames the women, palm tree, and rolling hills in the background.
- Accession Number
- 2014.0018.0001
- Type
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- acm_2014.0018.0001
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