James House, Jr.

Negro Head

1931

Carved wooden bust with elongated neck and stylized facial features displayed on a white pedestal.
Carved wooden bust with elongated neck and stylized facial features displayed on a white pedestal.

James House, Jr., Negro Head, 1931. Wood, overall: 12 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (32.4 × 15.6 × 7.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 32.73a-c

Recto

Not on view

Date
1931

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood

Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (32.4 × 15.6 × 7.5 cm)

Accession number
32.73a-c

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/1164



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