Head of a negress

Head of a negress

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Indian ink and brush
Accession Number
1452-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1945
© the Artist's Estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
African American portrait heads profiles (figures) women (female humans)

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Essay
Index 1945–2010

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