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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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 swirling and intersecting lines creating an intricate pattern of abstract shapes. Curves, arcs, and angular forms can be seen within the composition. The overlapping elements and layered textures convey a sense of movement and sound.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

image: 430 x 292 mm
sheet: 515 x 387 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2657

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, 1/15; lower center, Horn Man; lower right, BM Jackson.

Wikidata ID

Q76442411

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