The water-carrier (circa 1937)

Eileen Rosemary Mayo

colour linocut, printed in bright yellow, pink, orange, blue and dark brown

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Semi-nude black woman, three-quarter length, carrying water-jar on head to left. c.1937 Colour linocut, printed in bright yellow, pink, orange, blue and dark brown.

Technique:

Linocut

Dimensions:

30.3 x 22.2 cm

Accession Number:

1945,1208.128

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1945

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1944; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1945

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

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