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Vociferious

March 2014

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.

An abstract acrylic painting by Claude Lawrence. The painting features broad strokes of paint forming large shapes across the painting, set on top of smaller blocks of color: red, orange, peach, light green, and grey. The blocks are outlined in black and many are accented with bold black dots. The verso has the title of the painting [VOCIFeROUS] above the artist’s signature and the date [3/14].

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Catalog reference: 2015.145.14

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