<I>Head of a Negro Woman</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1946
name: label: Created by
content: Elizabeth Catlett, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: This terracotta sculpture depicts the head and neck of a young woman. With short hair brushed back from her face, the head rests on a long neck column that widens at the base. Her hair covers the upper part of her ears; the lower lobes are visible. The eyes are empty holes between the lids. She faces forward. The neck column is hollow, lined with cloth. There are several pieces of wood wedged into the cavity. The sculpture has been broken in the past and has been repaired. The resulting cracks are evident throughout.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.2.4
objectType: label: Type
content: sculptures
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: terracotta
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 × 7 × 9 in. (30.5 × 17.8 × 22.9 cm)