John Steuart Curry

Head of a Negro

1927

Young man in profile with thoughtful expression, charcoal drawing emphasizing facial features and gaze.
Young man in profile with thoughtful expression, charcoal drawing emphasizing facial features and gaze.

John Steuart Curry, Head of a Negro, 1927. Pastel on paper, sheet (Irregular): 21 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (55.2 × 42.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 35.18

Recto

Not on view

Date
1927

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 21 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (55.2 × 42.5 cm)

Accession number
35.18

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
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