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Indian Woman and Child

c. 1928-1930

Henrietta Mary Shore

Associated Names

Henrietta Mary Shore

Artist, American, 1880 - 1963

The image shows a woman carrying a child on her back. The woman is standing upright, with her head slightly turned to the side. Her facial features and long, dark hair are detailed. The child has large eyes and short dark hair, and is resting against the woman's back with one arm around her shoulder. The woman is wearing a wrapped fabric that supports the child, and her hands are gripping onto the cloth. The background is plain and light.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 384 x 238 mm
sheet: 452 x 368 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4410

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil, lower left corner: Indian Woman and Child. 25.; Signed in pencil, lower right corner: Henrietta Shore.

Wikidata ID

Q76442350

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