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The Reception

Artist Jonathan Green (American, born 1955)
Date1989
MediumHand-pulled lithograph on paper
DimensionsImage: 23 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches (59.06 x 59.06 cm)
Sheet: 31 x 26 3/4 inches (78.74 x 67.95 cm)
Framed: 34 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (87 x 80.01 x 3.81 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gregory M. Glore
Object number2011.46
SignedLR in pencil: Jonathan Green
InscribedLL in pencil: H.C. 21/25; center in pencil: "The Reception"
Edition/State/ProofH.C. 21/25
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DescriptionThis image depicts a group of festively attired people, predominately African American, at an outdoor event which is presumably a wedding. In the distance, a woman wearing yellow is flanked by two men and male and female attendants including two small children. Behind them is a building decorated with ribbons and bows.
Copyright© Jonathan Green Studio, Inc.
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