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Paul F. Keene, Jr., American, 1920 - 2009. Published by Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia.
Date:
1996Medium:
Color offset lithograph printed on two sheets, joinedDimensions:
Image (overall): 43 1/8 x 29 7/8 inches (109.5 x 75.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
2009-61-48a,bCredit Line:
Gift of the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2009
1996Medium:
Color offset lithograph printed on two sheets, joinedDimensions:
Image (overall): 43 1/8 x 29 7/8 inches (109.5 x 75.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2009-61-48a,bCredit Line:
Gift of the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2009
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african american art [x] african american artist [x] lithograph [x]The imagery in this print relates to a group of Keene’s paintings and drawings from the early 1990s known as the Urban Wall series. These works were made in response to the deterioration of the Philadelphia artist’s once-thriving childhood neighborhood that was increasingly plagued by crime, unemployment, and drug addiction. The words “Final Notice” included here were not intended in a negative light, but rather as a rallying cry, proclaiming a challenge to break destructive cycles and begin anew.
