Head and shoulders of a black woman (1932)

Albert Abramovitz

wood-engraving

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Head and shoulders of a black woman (1932)

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Head and shoulders of black woman, chin resting on hand. Signed, titled and dated: "N.Y. 1932".

Technique:

Wood-engraving

Dimensions:

17.7 x 12.8 cm

Accession Number:

1936,0613.39

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1936

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by A. M. Hind (1880-1957) for the Contemporary Art Society, from its Prints and Drawings Fund, 1935; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1936

Relationship:

Arthur Mayger 'A. M.' Hind Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Portraits, Black (presence), Woman

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