Vision of Ethiopia

1929

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 7/8 × 14 in. (45.4 × 35.6 cm) Image: 15 1/8 in. × 12 in. (38.4 × 30.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1999.529.179
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Vision of Ethiopia — James Lesesne Wells. 1929.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: Sheet: 17 7/8 × 14 in. (45.4 × 35.6 cm) Image: 15 1/8 in. × 12 in. (38.4 × 30.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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