Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Kneeling Woman: Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry
A kneeling woman throws both arms upwards beneath heavy cloud-like shapes. Bright outlines trace the body against the dark field while small plants bend at the edges. The caption connects the drawing with the song and threatened fate described in Seabrook’s Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry chapter.
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Citation
Alexander King. "The Kneeling Woman: Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry" [editorial title]. In The Magic Island, W. B. Seabrook; drawings by Alexander King. New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1929; drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author., 1929, The Literary Guild of America. Source scan leaf 100. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0091
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical image from Seabrook’s account of Haiti. The drawings are Alexander King’s interpretations; photographs preserve the source’s period framing and captions.
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Alexander King. The Kneeling Woman: Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry. The Magic Island. Scan leaf 100. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0091