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Head of a Negro Boy
Head of a Negro Boy

Head of a Negro Boy

Dateca. 1934
Maker Edna Guck American, born 1904
Object number35.208
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, University of Washington Henry Art Gallery, “Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest,” 1972. (Portland Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 1972). Martha Kingsbury, Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest (1972), cat. Of University of Washington press, #202, p.30, ill. p. 77, p.19 Seattle, Washington, Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Bumberbiennale, Seattle Sculpture 1927-1987, August 31 - September 7, 1987 Published ReferencesMartha Kingsbury, Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest, Seattle: University of Washington press, 1972; #202, p.30, ill. P. 77, p.19
Credit LinePublic Works of Art Project, New York 1935
DimensionsHeight: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
MediumSandstone and granite
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