Watusi Family

James Lesesne Wells, Watusi Family, 1988, color linocut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen, 1993.75.3
James Lesesne Wells, Watusi Family, 1988, color linocut on paper, sheet: 24 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 in. (61.5 x 48.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen, 1993.75.3

Artwork Details

Title
Watusi Family
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 24 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 in. (61.5 x 48.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen
Mediums Description
color linocut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • African — Watusi
  • Architecture — detail — arch
  • Figure group — family
  • Cityscape
Object Number
1993.75.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.75.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

James Lesesne Wells, The Temptation of Eve, 1965, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1969.34.1
The Temptation of Eve
Artist
Date1965
woodcut
Not on view
James Lesesne Wells, Jonah and the Whale, ca. 1959, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1969.34.2
Jonah and the Whale
Artist
Dateca. 1959
woodcut
Not on view
James Lesesne Wells, Watusi Family, 1988, color linocut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen, 1993.75.3
Watusi Family
Artist
Date1988
color linocut on paper
Not on view
James Lesesne Wells, Looking Upward, 1928, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen, 1993.75.2
Looking Upward
Artist
Date1928
woodcut on paper
Not on view

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