Museum object · Visual Arts
Primitive Boy
1928
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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.
A wood engraving of the head and shoulders of a male figure. The background of the print has six vertical lines at the top and in the middle there are two horizontal lines with a pyramid on the left side. The title of the print [Primitive Boy] is written in pencil on the bottom left side of the print. The print is signed [ James L. Wells 28] in pencil on the bottom right side.
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Catalog reference: 2023.111.22
