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Melvin Edwards

b. 1937

Melvin Edwards American, born 1937

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Born 1937

1960s

Afrophoenix No. 1

Afrophoenix No. 1

The Lifted X

1970s

Chains and Things

Untitled

Untitled

B Wire

1980s

Tayali Ever Ready (Homage to Henry Tayali)

Tayali Ever Ready (Homage to Henry Tayali)

All Most

All Most

Katutura from the Lynch Fragment series

Sekuru Knows from the Lynch Fragment series

+3

1990s

Siempre Gilberto de la Nuez

Siempre Gilberto de la Nuez

Untitled

Untitled

2000s

Cocovari in Piscataway

Cocovari in Piscataway

Fragments and Shadows

Independent

For Emilio Cruz

For Emilio Cruz

Works

18 artworks

Afrophoenix No. 1

Afrophoenix No. 1

, 1963

The Lifted X

, 1965

Chains and Things

, 1970

Untitled

Untitled

, 1970

B Wire

, 1970

Tayali Ever Ready (Homage to Henry Tayali)

Tayali Ever Ready (Homage to Henry Tayali)

, 1981

All Most

All Most

, 1985

Katutura from the Lynch Fragment series

, 1986

Sekuru Knows from the Lynch Fragment series

, 1988

Cup of? from the Lynch Fragment series

, 1988

Alabama

, 1989

Chitungwiza from the Lynch Fragment series

, 1989

Siempre Gilberto de la Nuez

Siempre Gilberto de la Nuez

, 1994

Untitled

Untitled

, 1995

Cocovari in Piscataway

Cocovari in Piscataway

, 2000

Fragments and Shadows

, 2001

Independent

, 2004

For Emilio Cruz

For Emilio Cruz

, 2005