Psychological Redlining (13 Studies)

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a mixed media portrait of a man with a pigeon emerging from the top of his head, framed within a red frame in the shape of a birdcage. The graphite portrait shows the man from the neck up. He faces front, his gaze directly on the viewer. The bird emerging from the crown of his head is shown from the chest up. It is in profile to the viewer, facing the right. The pigeon’s feathers are speckled white and grey. The portrait is enclosed in a frame of red paint creating a birdcage with a rounded top. The two sides consist of thin red lines while the bottom is a wide red line. The top of the “cage” is a dome a flattened round finial with a red hook emanating from the top. The artist's signature "Ruck" appears along the man's neck.

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