Produced by
Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
Owned by
Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
Date
ca. 1993
Medium
ink on paper, wood, glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 3/4 in. (55.2 × 41.9 × 1.9 cm)
Description
A framed color drawing of the comic book character, Icon, owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The drawing has three distinct parts. The top features three futuristic scenes depicting a space ship crashing. The middle features three scenes depicting slavery and the Civil War. A newspaper with [SLAVE / AUCTION] on it is in the middle of the drawing. The bottom features three distinct scenes. They are of a woman in a photograph, a man getting shot and the characters Icon and Rocket in their costumes.
Classification
Visual Arts
Movement
Afrofuturism
Type
drawings
comic strips
Topic
Art
Comics and graphic novels
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
Object number
2019.96.27
Restrictions & Rights
© Milestone Media LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580f9529b-f80f-4ca2-8a4e-fbc27cf1638f

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