Louis Lozowick

Lynching
1936

A black and white lithograph titled "Lynching" by artist Hugo Gellert, depicting a man's anguished face looking upwards with a noose around his neck, set against a dark, textured background suggestive of trees and foliage. The artwork conveys a powerful and somber message about racial violence. The bottom of the image includes the title, edition number, and artist's signature.

A black and white lithograph titled "Lynching" by artist Hugo Gellert, depicting a man's anguished face looking upwards with a noose around his neck, set against a dark, textured background suggestive of trees and foliage. The artwork conveys a powerful and somber message about racial violence. The bottom of the image includes the title, edition number, and artist's signature.

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Date
1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 9/16in. (40.3 × 29.4 cm) Image: 10 5/16 × 7 5/16in. (26.2 × 18.6 cm)

Accession number
94.155

Edition
4/20

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Adele Lozowick

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Louis Lozowick, Courtesy Mary Ryan Gallery, New York

API
artworks/9330

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

Louis Lozowick
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