Hopi Indian, Polacca, Arizona

1920

Mahonri Young

Associated Names
Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Artist, American, 1877 - 1957

The image shows a detailed drawing of a person's head and part of the neck. The individual is facing forward with distinct facial features, including a nose, cheekbones, and hair falling to the neck. The drawing does not show clothing, jewelry, or objects. The background is plain with sepia tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 41.12 × 31.59 cm (16 3/16 × 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.350

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1932; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 170, no. 1160.

Inscriptions

lower left in red chalk: Mahonri Young; lower right in red chalk: Polacca / Aug 1920 / La L [undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64594643

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