To Be Human

July 11–Oct 25, 2003

Two abstract figures in colorful attire, one playing a guitar and the other holding a drum, set against a light blue background.
Two abstract figures in colorful attire, one playing a guitar and the other holding a drum, set against a light blue background.

William H. Johnson, Blind Singer, c. 1942. Screenprint, sheet: 17 1/2 × 11 9/16 in. (44.5 × 29.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee 95.53

To Be Human was curated by David Kiehl.

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