© Data Source National Museum of African American History and Culture Created by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, American, 1877 - 1968
Image rights: Fuller’s Ethiopia was created for the 1921 America’s Making Exposition and connected African American identity with African history, Ethiopian independence, and the emerging Pan-African cultural movement. The Smithsonian notes that permission is required for image use.
Ethiopia
Meta Warrick Fuller · 1921
Fuller’s Ethiopia was created for the 1921 America’s Making Exposition and connected African American identity with African history, Ethiopian independence, and the emerging Pan-African cultural movement. The Smithsonian notes that permission is required for image use.
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