Kanza of Kwango from Children of the Middle Passage

2001

Arturo Lindsay

Associated Names
Arturo Lindsay

Artist, Panamanian and American, born 1946

Robert Franklin

Printer, American, born 1930

Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Publisher

The image shows a stylized figure from the waist up, standing in a formal position. The facial features are simple, with wide-set eyes, a neutral mouth, and dark, short hair styled with texture suggesting a top knot. They wear a black garment with a circular emblem on the chest containing an arrow. The figure is framed by arches and surrounded by lines and dots suggesting a halo. The background is white, contrasting with the figure and the arch.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    one from a series of ten offset lithographs on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 50.7 × 30.5 cm (19 15/16 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 54.9 × 30 cm (21 5/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.22.29.7

  • Series Title

    Children of the Middle Passage

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts the upper body of a person standing upright and facing forward. The individual has short curly hair, a symmetrical face, and a neutral expression. They are wearing a dark garment that covers the neck and flows downwards. A halo-like circle of dotted lines surrounds the torso. The attire features a symbolic design resembling a circle with a cross at the center of the chest. Opened shackles, one of which appears broken, are at the bottom of the image. The background is plain with dotted textures and three abstract symbols above the person's head inside an arched frame.

Ibara of Nganya from Children of the Middle Passage

Arturo Lindsay, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives

2001

Ibara of Nganya from Children of the Middle Passage

Arturo Lindsay, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives

2001

A human face surrounded by bold black lines and shapes is at the center of the image. Thick arcs and rings encircle the face, with a symbol on the forehead. Below the head, a long, tapering body with a textured effect extends downward. An outline of a boat, simple yet detailed, is included below the body. Two identical square graphics resembling arrows or architectural symbols are at the bottom corners of the image.

Ile of Ile Ife from Children of the Middle Passage

Arturo Lindsay, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives

2001

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia; gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Arturo '01" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Kanza of Kwango" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "4/80" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

Brandywine chop, lower left margin.

Watermarks

Somerset England

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