Image
Glenn Ligon, Untitled - Four Etchings [B]
This black-on-white etching quotes Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to be Colored Me."
At a Glance
Language
English — USSubject
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Racism
Credit:
Glenn Ligon/Reproduced with permission from Thomas Dane Gallery
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