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Untitled (Fish)

1965

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.

An oil painting depicting a fish market scene. At center are the head and shoulders of a man and a woman looking at three fish laying on a table. In the foreground is the side profile of another person. In the background of the painting are two sail boats on a body of blue water, a yellow building outlined in black, and a yellow sky. The painting is signed [J.L. Wells] in red paint on the bottom right corner. On the verso is [1965] handwritten in pencil. The painting has a wooden frame .

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.6

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