Untitled

Sam Francis

1973

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A composition in multiple bold colors in which the central image is a pair of hands and forearms pressed against a rock wall. Images of flowers and swirling lines are at the center of the image, between the arms. The artist's signature appears within the composition, at the bottom right corner, indicating that the print is reproduced from an earlier work.
Flag depicts Guede, leader of a family of "loas" of the underworld, such as Baron Samedi or Baron La Croix, who preside over the cemetery. Included are symbols of the cross, coffin, skull and bone, and the "G" symbol of the Masons.
Noah's ark with eight family members, and pairs of skunks, lions, cows, elephants, sheep, pigs, foxes, tigers, rabbits, opossum, dogs(?), giraffes, and horses.
This vertical color photograph captures a portrait of a white man against a beige background. He faces to the front and directs his gaze at the camera. On the top of his head is a white hat spouting feathers and a white object covers his nose. He wears brown wire-framed glasses, a brown suit, and a red and white bow tie. The image is enclosed by a white frame.