The Antelope Tells his Troubles to the Jackal
Datec. 1930
Artist
James Lesesne Wells
American artist, 1902–1993
Illustration CitationUnused illustration for African Myths, Together with Proverbs by Carter Godwin Woodson (Washington, DC: The Associated Publishers, 1928 or later)
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions9 × 11 1/8 in. (22.9 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2025
Object number2025-12.4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe caption for this drawing relates it to Carter G. Woodson's book African Myths, Together with Proverbs, a compilation of traditional tales published as a supplementary reader for chidren in 1928. The published version features illustrations by other artists. Wells' drawings may be unused pictures for that book or illustrations for a later printing that has not been identified. Around this time, Wells illustrated other publications for Woodson's Associated Publishers, one of the nation's few publishing houses run by African Americans and dedicated to publishing the work of Black authors and artists.
