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The Boss

1932, printed 1981

P. H. Polk

Associated Names

Prentice H. Polk

Artist, American, 1898 - 1984

The image depicts a woman in a half-body portrait. She is standing with one arm resting on her hip, showing a confident posture. Her facial expression is calm and composed with slightly parted lips and focused eyes. She wears a white headscarf, a patterned long-sleeve blouse, a knitted vest, a skirt, and a wrap around her shoulders. The background is dark and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Anna E. Clark Fund)
Dimensions

image: 29.3 × 24.1 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.7
Portfolio Title

P.H. Polk

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(South Light, Atlanta); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, purchase, 1981; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Bibliography

1980

Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk: Photographs. Atlanta, 1980: 9.

1981

P.H. Polk Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1981: cover.

2000

Willis, Deborah. Reflections in Black. New York, 2000: 72.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: P. H. Polk

Wikidata ID

Q64158585

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