The Rise of Rome: Female Head Facing Left, Cleopatra
date: label: Date
content: 1930–32
name: label: Designer
content: Gustav Jensen, Danish, 1898 – 1954
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The present design incorporates features associated with portrayals of Cleopatra in Egyptian art: a curved asp sits on the forehead; the headdress, comprised of three layers, is rounded at the back of the head, has vertical extensions beginning underneath the ear and falling straight downward over the shoulder, and is topped by a large disk. The features - thin, straight nose; full mouth; rounded chin - are not, however, in the Egyptian style. The profile and left shoulder are heavily shadowed. Cleopatra, is serif-style capitals, appears on the left in the space above the shoulder and ends beneath the chin.
place: label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ellen Gustav Jensen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1956-47-27
objectType: label: Type
content: graphic design
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: China crayon
label: Dimensions
content: 42.3 x 31.5 cm (16 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)