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Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series

Aaron Douglas, 1926
Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series, Aaron Douglas
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20.3 cmDefiance, from The Emperor Jones series scale comparison14 cm

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series is a Harlem Renaissance Wood Block Print created by Aaron Douglas in 1926. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Black Subjects. DownloadSee Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series in the Kaleidoscope

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