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First Day of School

Black-and-white etching of students with dark skin walking, escorted by white man. On the left behind a short barrier, a crowd of men with white skin gesture angrily and yell at the students. One man wears what appears to be a pointed cloak, like those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. A white man with a dog stands between the men and the students.

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  • Black-and-white etching of students with dark skin walking, escorted by white man. On the left behind a short barrier, a crowd of men with white skin gesture angrily and yell at the students. One man wears what appears to be a pointed cloak, like those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. A white man with a dog stands between the men and the students.

Date:

1965

Artist:

Vincent D. Smith
American, 1929-2004

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Vincent Smith

Title

First Day of School

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1965

Medium

Etching on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.7 × 25.2 cm (8 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 38.2 × 56.3 cm (15 1/16 × 22 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Gott Templeton Endowment

Reference Number

1994.259

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