Produced by:

Milestone Media, American, founded 1993  Search this

Owned by:

Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011  Search this

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)

Type:

drawings

comic strips

Date:

ca. 1993

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Art  Search this

Comics and graphic novels  Search this

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.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Visual Arts

Movement:

Afrofuturism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580f9529b-f80f-4ca2-8a4e-fbc27cf1638f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.96.27