The Temptation of Eve

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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.

A wood engraving with the face of a woman (Eve) emerging from a background design that is the Garden of Eden. The print is composed of many overlapping lines that simultaneously create the figure and a garden scene that includes a snake in an apple tree. The title of the print [The Temptation of Eve] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner with [a/p] written in the bottom center. The print is signed [James L. Wells '65] on the bottom right corner in pencil.

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