Upper Room

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A color lithograph print on cream-colored Arches paper titled Upper Room by John Biggers. The print's image is focused on three women with their backs toward the viewer. The woman on the left carries on her back a tall trellis structure, with a plant interwoven among the lattice. At the top of the trellis, two figures stand, their arms raised to each hold up a peaked roof. The woman's hands rest on the back of the woman at the center of the print. She and the third woman are holding up a small house, with the structure resting on their heads. The front of the house is open and inside a table is visible in front of a bed and curtained window. Two chairs stand on either side of the opening into the bedroom, and a horseshoe is nailed above. At the top of the peaked roof is a small tower with a bell.

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