Lorna Simpson

Head 1K
2008

Silhouette of a person's profile centered on a textured beige paper with rough edges. The silhouette appears in a muted gray tone with minimal detail, only outlining the shape of the head and shoulders.
Silhouette of a person's profile centered on a textured beige paper with rough edges. The silhouette appears in a muted gray tone with minimal detail, only outlining the shape of the head and shoulders.

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Date
2008

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 1/8 × 8 9/16in. (28.3 × 21.7 cm)

Accession number
2009.32

Series
Heads

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Lorna Simpson

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Lorna Simpson
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