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Study for Portrait of Julius Hemphill IV

1973

Oliver Lee Jackson

Associated Names

Oliver Lee Jackson

Artist, American, born 1935

The image displays a person's face with a stylized drawing of a skull. The face, placed on the right side, includes the head with bold orange marker outlines, depicting sunglasses, a beard, and textured hair. The person is not wearing visible clothing, and there are no accessories. The background is plain white paper, contrasting with the orange drawings. The signature and date are located in the bottom left corner of the paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

marker 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

2021.43.4

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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