Museum object · Visual Arts
Janus II
1973
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 multicolor print with a semi-abstract design featuring multiple faces and spheres. The left side of the print has a blue background with lighter blue lines creating a design that includes the partial profile of a face at the bottom and a scalloped. The center and right side of the print is black with lines of color creating images: blue at center, red on the right, and yellow on the bottom. The blue in the center creates a profile of a face. The red at right has two profiles facing opposite sides and the yellow section features an abstract design with multiple spheres and stairs. The title of the print [Janus II] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner. Underneath that are measurements written in pencil. In the bottom center [4th Imp] is written in pencil. The print is signed [James L. Wells '73] on the bottom right corner in pencil.
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Catalog reference: 2023.111.30
