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Adam and Eve

1930s

Allan Rohan Crite

Associated Names

Allan Rohan Crite

Artist, American, 1910 - 2007

The image features two full-length figures labeled "EVE" and "ADAM." Both figures face each other against a black background, outlined in white. The faces are minimally detailed with simple lines, and the hair is stylized. Eve holds a round object in her right hand, likely an apple, while Adam is also shown with an apple. Gold accents and green vertical lines resembling grass are present, and the background has a light-toned texture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

linocut with hand coloring and gold leaf
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 216 x 76 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.353

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

On verso: bottom right, Allan R. Crite; within image: lower left, ALLAN CRITE (in caps)

Wikidata ID

Q76440704

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