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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Negro

Julius Bloch

Associated Names

Julius Bloch

Artist, American, 1888 - 1966

The image depicts a portrait of a person shown in a close-up view. The individual is looking upwards with their chin slightly raised. They have deep-set eyes, a broad nose, full lips, and short hair. The person is wearing a garment with a simple neckline. The background is dark, creating a contrast with the illumination on the person's face and neck.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1950.17.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1950 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: JB; lower left in graphite: "Negro" 6/50; lower right in graphite: Julius Bloch

Wikidata ID

Q65360813

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