Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

John McCrady
(1911 - 1968)
artist

Object Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Date

1941

Edition

ed. 15

Dimensions

277 x 377 mm

Accession Number

1984.2.69

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Exhibition History

Black Figure Prints: Vignettes of an American Experience, 8/4/1986 to 9/30/1986

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