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"Lovers"
1938 · Lithograph
14 15/16 × 12 9/16 in. (38 × 31.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Ernest Crichlow
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Social Realism
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Ernest Crichlow was an American social realist artist known for his narrative paintings and illustrations from the Depression-era, which focused on social injustice and the realities faced by African Americans.
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