Jack Whitten (American, 1939–2018). <em>Black Monolith II, Homage To Ralph Ellison The Invisible Man</em>, 1994. Acrylic, molasses, copper, salt, coal, ash, chocolate, onion, herbs, rust, eggshell, razor blade on canvas, 58 1/2 × 52 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (148.6 × 133.4 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2014.65. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image Courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates, CUR.2014.65_Alexander_Gray_Associates_photograph.jpg)

Black Monolith II, Homage To Ralph Ellison The Invisible Man

Artist:Jack Whitten

Medium: Acrylic, molasses, copper, salt, coal, ash, chocolate, onion, herbs, rust, eggshell, razor blade on canvas

Dates:1994

Dimensions: 58 1/2 × 52 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (148.6 × 133.4 × 4.4 cm)

Collections:

Contemporary Art

Exhibitions:

I See Myself in You: Selections from the Collection
The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America
The Slipstream: Reflection, Resilience, and Resistance in the Art of Our Time

Accession Number: 2014.65

Image: CUR.2014.65_Alexander_Gray_Associates_photograph.jpg,

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