Deception

Object Details

Description: This silkscreen print depicts four soldiers standing around a single seated man. The four soldiers stand with drawn swords pointed at the seated man. Two of the soldiers, with their backs to the viewer, wear long black coats. The other two soldiers wear blue coats with white trim, grey pants, and tall black boots. All four soldiers wear dark bicorn hats. The seated figure wears a brown coat with gold trim, white pants and tall black boots. His head is bare, and he holds a sword in his left hand, pointed to the ground. He is sitting on a black, frame-like chair. He looks sideways to the soldier on his left. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1997

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b1163a4-e350-496e-a6f5-543f22392727