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1946; printed 1989

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.

Black and white linocut of two women in front of urban housing. Two women are shown with multi-story housing in the background. The apartment buildings are in three different styles with the one on the left having exterior staircases and walkways. The largest building, on the right, has similar exterior walkways on each level. The woman on the left has a hat and is looking toward the viewer. The woman on the right faces the other woman. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2017.21.12

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