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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Figurehead

c. 1937

Frank Gray

Associated Names

Frank Gray

Artist, American, 1889 - 1962

The sculpture depicts a male figure carved from wood. He has dark brown skin and wears a cap of a similar color. The figure is draped in green fabric with orange decorative elements, such as a star enclosed in a circular motif and scroll-like patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 50.2 x 37.7 cm (19 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9753

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 23.

Wikidata ID

Q64569966

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