Created by
Billops, Camille, American, 1933 - 2019
Date
1979
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 20 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (52.1 × 36.8 cm)
Description
A black and white lithograph with hand-coloring in red. The print depicts two, solid black silhouette figures dancing around a central pole, surrounded by abstract, geometric faces. The faces have sinister, exaggerated features with round, white eyes and wide-open mouths with jagged white teeth and protruding red tongues. On all four sides of the image is a black border with stock market symbols and data arranged into rows and columns. The print is titled, signed, and dated by the artist in graphite beneath the image: [15/30 2nd State/ w/ hand color in red “Dancers + Demons” C. Billops 1979].
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
lithographs
Topic
Art
Finance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juanita and Melvin Hardy
Object number
2020.58.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Camille Billops, Courtesy of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcaf9fee-8250-4a6f-9ca6-947311c4be50

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