First Impressions

First Impressions (Overall shot): A large horizontally oriented print of two masculine figures shaking hands and wearing suits and ties depicted as outlines. The background of the print contains a historical narrative of a slave auction in blue and brown.
First Impressions (Overall shot)

A large horizontally oriented print of two masculine figures shaking hands and wearing suits and ties depicted as outlines. The background of the print contains a historical narrative of a slave auction in blue and brown.

Name/Title

First Impressions

Entry/Object ID

2019.P-G.291

Description

A large horizontally oriented print of two masculine figures shaking hands and wearing suits and ties depicted as outlines. The background of the print contains a historical narrative of a slave auction in blue and brown.

Collection

Palmeri-Goodstein Research Print Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Benjy Davies

Role

Artist

Date made

1999

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

Edition

22/25

Edition Size

25

Edition Number

22

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Historical studies, Slave auctions, Political participation, Cultural relations, Allegorical prints, Suits (Clothing)

Search Terms

Race relationship

Dimensions

Height

14-1/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Artist Nancy Palmeri, MFA

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Aug 2019