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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Horn Man

c. 1953

Billy Morrow Jackson

Associated Names

Billy Morrow Jackson

Artist, American, 1926 - 2006

The image displays intersecting and overlapping lines creating an abstract form. The lines suggest a silhouette resembling a human figure with an embellished torso. Within the abstraction, details reminiscent of musical instruments are visible. The composition appears dynamic, conveying a sense of motion or musical essence.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 235 x 130 mm (irregular)
sheet: 280 x 215 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2661

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lyle Sarnevitz, Boston, MA); to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 20 August 1997; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, 11/15; lower center, Horn Man; lower right, BM Jackson.

Wikidata ID

Q76442409

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