Negro Head
Title of the Work
Negro Head
Artist's full name
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
Date Created
1927
Form of artwork
Sculpture
Material
Wood
Dimensions
52.1 x 27.9 x 35.6 cm (20 1/2 x 11 x 14 inches),
Description
The sculpture is of a black man from the neck up done on wood. There is a rough unfinished feel at the base of the sculpture, almost as if the head and neck grew from the wood itself, the imperfections in the wood remain.
Collection/Repository
Rhode Island School of Design Museum
https://risdmuseum.org/
https://risdmuseum.org/
Unique number or accession number
35.780
Source for image
https://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/1078_negro_head
Digital file name
Negro Head.jpeg
Item Sets
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts