Museum object · Visual Arts
Profile of a Woman
1952
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A mimeograph reproduction of Profile of a Woman, by Roy DeCarava for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts a minimal profile of a woman's face. The woman is shown from the chin up, facing the left edge of the paper. Her eyes are open and she has a serious expression on her face. Her eyebrow is dark and she has curled bangs that drape over her forehead. The artist signature and date, [DECARAVA - 52’] is in the bottom left corner. The verso is blank.
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Catalog reference: 2023.117.2.4
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