Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Orange tissue paper flower made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
after 1972
Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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 orange handmade tissue paper rosebud flower made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The small paper flower is delicately constructed with intricately layered petals and a wrapped tan and green stalk.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.15.2