Untitled (Portrait of Manasie Ree Horn with Reels as Necklace)

c. 1972, printed later

Kwame Brathwaite

Associated Names
Kwame Brathwaite

Artist, American, 1938 - 2023

The image shows a woman's upper body, focusing on her shoulders and head. She has a direct and neutral facial expression. Her facial features include wide eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. Her hair is pulled back into a high bun. She is wearing a metallic, sculptural collar made of intertwined circular wire designs. The background is plain and white.
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Provenance

The Kwame Brathwaite Archive; NGA purchase (through Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles), 2024.

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Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in black ink on applied Kwame Brathwaite Archive label: Kwame Brathwaite

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