Figurehead

c. 1938

George Constantine

Associated Names
George Constantine

Artist, American, c. 1895 - 1995

The sculpture is a bust of a woman. She has black hair styled in curls and wears a blue headband with roses. Her facial features include arched eyebrows, large eyes, a small nose, and painted lips. She wears a period-style dress with puffed sleeves and a necklace of spherical beads or pearls. The sculpture appears to be made of wood and painted in various colors, primarily using shades resembling skin and fabric colors. The woman looks directly towards the viewer with a dignified and poised appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.6 x 36.1 cm (17 15/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16336

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 17.

Wikidata ID

Q64571327

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