Hale Aspacio Woodruff

African Headdress
c. 1931–1946, printed 1996

Black and white etching of a person surrounded by foliage and fruit on a white background.
Black and white etching of a person surrounded by foliage and fruit on a white background.

On view
Floor 5

Date
c. 1931–1946, printed 1996

Classification
Prints

Medium
Linoleum cut with chine-collé

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 6 1/16 × 4 1/16in. (15.4 × 10.3 cm) Image: 6 × 4in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm) Mount: 19 1/8 × 15 1/16in. (48.6 × 38.3 cm)

Accession number
98.22.1

Edition
3/75

Publication
Printed by Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop; published by Marshall Arts, Ltd./Woodruff Project

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of E. Thomas Williams, Jr. and Auldlyn Higgins Williams

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Hale Aspacio Woodruff / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/11722

Part of a series:
Hale Woodruff: Selections from the Atlanta Period 1931-1946
9 works

Black and white woodcut print depicting a bustling street scene with expressive figures and buildings.
Black and white print of a person in a hat sitting and working at a bench, with bold contrasting shadows.
Black and white woodcut print of a hand reaching towards a church door, with detailed gothic windows and tall grass.
Black and white woodcut print showing a dynamic scene with figures engaged in intense physical activity, possibly labor or struggle.
Black and white etching of a person surrounded by foliage and fruit on a white background.
Black and white woodcut print of a person descending stairs amidst angular houses with smoke billowing in the background.
Woodcut print of a rustic cabin with a chimney, surrounded by grass, against a backdrop of clouds.
Black and white woodcut print of a horse near a dilapidated wooden structure, with bold lines and contrasting shadows.
Black and white woodcut print of a knight on horseback in a forest.

Hale Aspacio Woodruff
10 works in the collection

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