<I>Facets II</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1944-2015
name: label: Created by
content: Eldzier Cortor, American, 1916 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: A color etching and aquatint composition featuring two separate depictions of abstract, sculptural female figures, each set within a geometric frame set against a golden yellow background. The top and largest illustration is rectangular and done in tones of blue and white. In it, a nude female figure is shown with her face turned in profile and her right hand held aloft, holding a white orb. She is set against a round background of geometric shapes. The second, smaller illustration is just below the first. It is tones of brown and black within a five-sided diamond shape. It depicts a nude, female figure leaning on a flat surface, her chin propped in one hand. In the background, another figure is visible over her shoulder. In the bottom left corner of the print is a rectangular, green epitaph with black writing that reads “Remembrance of Things Lost in Antiquity Continue to Haunt.” Handwritten in graphite beneath the image is [4/10 AP] at bottom left, the title [“Facets II”] at center, and the artist’s signature [Eldzier Cortor].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juanita and Melvin Hardy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.58.3
objectType: label: Type
content: lithographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Eldzier Cortor
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 1/2 × 15 in. (57.2 × 38.1 cm)