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Study for Portrait of Julius Hemphill I

1973

Oliver Lee Jackson

Associated Names

Oliver Lee Jackson

Artist, American, born 1935

The image depicts three rough sketches of a person's head in different positions. The heads are illustrated with closed eyes, a nose, and suggested lips. The hair is drawn with dense, dark strokes and styled high. There are no visible clothing details or defined objects. The background is plain, and the drawing is on light-colored paper. At the bottom left corner, there is a signature or inscription that reads "@ OHS '73".

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Artist in Honor of Harry Cooper and Julius Hemphill
Dimensions

sheet: 21.59 × 27.94 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2021.43.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Jackson, Oliver Lee

Inscriptions

"© Oliver Lee Jackson 73" lower left margin, graphite.

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