"Duke" by Ellen Gallagher is a visually layered work that combines photogravure printing in colors with laser-cutting, paper collage, and hair pomade on wove paper. The piece draws from vintage African American publications and beauty culture, reimagining found imagery through Gallagher's signature process of meticulous accumulation and transformation. The unconventional use of hair pomade as a material adds both tactile richness and cultural resonance, reinforcing the work's exploration of identity, race, and representation.