<I>Dawn of Life</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1952; printed 1953
name: label: Created by
content: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
label: Printed by
content: Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white offset lithograph titled “Dawn of Life” by Charles White. The lithograph depicts a woman releasing a dove set against a cloudy sky. The woman is pictured in profile at the bottom right, her hands lifted together, palms up. The dove is pictured at top left, wings spread. The artist’s signature is near the bottom right of the cloth, handwritten in black ink: [CHARLES / WHITE ‘52]. At the front, right bottom corner in black text is [II], marking it as the second of six lithographs from the portfolio “Charles White: Six Drawings” printed by Masses & Mainstream, Inc.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Spirituality
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Charles White: Six Drawings
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eric Foner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.87.2
objectType: label: Type
content: offset lithographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Charles White Archive
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: lithographic ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18 1/2 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm)