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Vincent D. Smith

1929⚠

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BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Vincent DaCosta Smith was an American artist, painter, printmaker and teacher. He was known for his depictions of black life.

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Artworks (12)

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Jonkonnu Festival

1996 · Color offset lithograph

21 5/8 × 29 15/16 in. (55 × 76 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Triumph of B.L.S., from the portfolio ¦Impressions: Our World, Volume I¦

1973 · Etching and aquatint

22 3/16 × 29 15/16 in. (56.3 × 76 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for Mural at Boys and Girls High School, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

1972 · Gouache on four cardboard panels mounted on boards

Left Panel: 11 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (29 × 14.5 cm) Center Left Panel: 11 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (30.1 × 14.5 cm) Center Right Panel: 10 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (26.9 × 14.5 cm) Right Panel: 11 1/4 × 5 11/16 in. (28.6 × 14.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Moment Supreme

1972 · Etching and aquatint

14 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (36.8 × 49.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (22.2 × 27.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: The Moor in Harlem

1966 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 20 x 22 cm (7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings

1966 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 20 x 22 cm (7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: Dispossess

1966 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 20 x 22 cm (7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings, 1965–1966

1965 · Portfolio of eight etchings with title page, colophon, and box

Each Sheet: 19 11/16 in. × 16 in. (50 × 40.7 cm) Portfolio: 21 in. × 17 1/8 in. × 1 1/16 in. (53.3 × 43.5 × 2.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: The Long Hot Summer

1965 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 17.7 x 22.6 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: Mississippi Incident

1965 · etching

Sheet: 50 x 40.7 cm (19 11/16 x 16 in.); Platemark: 22.2 x 20.5 cm (8 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: Housing Northern Styles

1965 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 20 x 22.5 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: First Day of School

1965 · etching

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.8 cm (19 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.); Platemark: 20 x 22 cm (7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eight Etchings: The Long Hot Summer
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Eight Etchings: The Moor in Harlem
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eight Etchings: Dispossess
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eight Etchings
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eight Etchings: First Day of School
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eight Etchings: Mississippi Incident
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eight Etchings: Housing Northern Styles
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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