Created by:

Robert H. Colescott, American, 1925 - 2009  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (unframed): 17 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (44.5 × 36.8 cm)

H x W (framed): 20 × 18 in. (50.8 × 45.7 cm)

Type:

wood engravings

Date:

July 12, 1993

Description:

A framed, woodblock engraving titled “I love you forever” by Robert H. Colescott. The print depicts the side profiles of two figures, a man and a woman, facing one another. The relief printing depicts the woman's face on the right as white, outlined in black, while the man's face on the left is black, his features outlined in white. The title of the painting is printed at the bottom of the artwork. The artist signed and dated the artwork on the front, lower right corner: [R. Colescott 7/12/93] and in pencil wrote the print edition on the front, lower left corner: [3/100].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue

Object number:

2023.39.8ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert H. Colescott

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Classification:

Visual Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd589feea9e-240f-4db0-9b61-6614188440dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.39.8ab