The Library Book, Knowledge, Liberty, Justice

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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 color linocut in yellow and black depicting a central figure displaying an open book to a group of people. The group is gathered on the left side of the print, with two more individuals on the right side. One of these figures is seated at a desk facing a square with a flower design. The other figure stands in an archway with her hands clasped in front of her. At the top center of the print is a statue figure in the center, an individual standing in front of shelves of books to the left and a design of five stars around a center orb to the right. The title of the print [The Library Book, Knowledge, Liberty, Justice] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner underneath the image with [a/p] written on the bottom center. The print is signed on the bottom right corner in pencil, [James L.

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