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 group of people gathered around a book. At the bottom center of the print there is a figure holding an open book. On the left side of the print is a group of ten figures all looking at the open book. On the right side of the print there is a figure sitting and looking at a paper on the desk and there is a square with a flower in the center above him. On the right edge there is a female figure standing with her hands clasped in front of her. In the background there is a sun with stars around it on the left side. The title of the print 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, underneath the image.

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