Icarus

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 wood engraving depicting Icarus falling into the sea. The winged figure of Icarus is depicted in the center foreground of the image, plunging headfirst into a body of water at the bottom of the print. In the background are rows of buildings comprising a village. The title of the print [Icarus] is written at the bottom left corner with [8/50] at the center. The print is signed in pencil [James L. Wells '64] at the bottom right corner, underneath the image.

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