The image depicts a drawing with two sections: the main section shows a simple, stylized frontal view of a face and upper body down to the chest area. The person has minimalistic facial features, short curly hair, and there is a cross below the chin. Above this drawing is a smaller sketch of a similar figure enclosed in a rectangular outline. The illustration is set on a plain, lightly colored background with few specks or marks.

Jar

c. 1936

Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Period: 1926 to 1950
Image size: 3329 × 4371px

Description

The image depicts a drawing with two sections: the main section shows a simple, stylized frontal view of a face and upper body down to the chest area. The person has minimalistic facial features, short curly hair, and there is a cross below the chin. Above this drawing is a smaller sketch of a similar figure enclosed in a rectangular outline. The illustration is set on a plain, lightly colored background with few specks or marks.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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