Septima Poinsette Clark

c. 1989

Brian Lanker

Associated Names
Brian Lanker

Artist, American, 1947 - 2011

The image shows an elderly person in a side profile from the shoulders up. The person has their right hand under their chin, with visible wrinkles on their face and a soft gaze. The person has several braids on their head, with some thinning at the crown. They are wearing a dark top and a ring on their right index finger. The background is solid black, emphasizing the subject's profile.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brian Lanker, Eugene, OR; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Lanker, Brian and Barbara Summers, ed. I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women who Changed America. New York, 1989: cover, 165.

Inscriptions

on verso of mat, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: oA 8305; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1996.10.2

Wikidata ID

Q64145559

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