Untitled
1974
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1974
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see seven black-and-white prints in a row—each one different, but all made by the same seven artists working together. Faces, hands, and bodies twist and stretch across the paper in sharp lines and soft shadows. This was a rare moment: seven Black artists joined forces in 1973 to publish a shared portfolio. They didn’t sign each print, so you can’t tell who did which one. The group wanted the work to stand on its own, not on names. To see more prints made this way, look up the technique aquatint.
