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Old Woman

1932, printed 1981

P. H. Polk

Associated Names

Prentice H. Polk

Artist, American, 1898 - 1984

This image shows the upper body of a person facing forward. The person has a serious expression with slightly downcast eyes, a broad nose, and full lips. Their hair is covered by a cap or bonnet, which is over a headscarf. They are dressed in dark fabric around the head and neck and wear a lighter, striped apron. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is dark.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Anna E. Clark Fund, 1981)
Dimensions

image: 28.8 × 22.1 cm (11 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.6
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

Exhibition History

1988

Rhapsodies in Black: Art in the Harlem Renaissance, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 11 - June 22, 1998; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 26 - October 19, 1998; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22 - February 14, 1999.

Bibliography

1980

Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk: Photographs. Atlanta, 1980: 7.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64158589

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