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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Figurehead

c. 1939

Helen E. Gilman

Associated Names

Helen E. Gilman

Artist, American, 1913 - 1983

The sculpture depicts the head of a man with a mustache and detailed facial features. He wears a headdress with white feathers and a gold-toned crown adorned with intricate designs and flowers. Below the sculpture, a dark base is engraved with the words "LORD PERCY 1982."

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 44.1 x 30.6 cm (17 3/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9912

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 29.

Wikidata ID

Q64573465

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