Waiting

2005

Emma Amos

Associated Names
Emma Amos

Artist, American, 1937 - 2020

The image shows a monochrome print of a person from the knees upward, seated in a sideways position with their back slightly arched and face turned to the side. The person has short, textured hair, clasping their hands over their midriff, and wears a light-colored shirt with a collar underneath a dark jacket, paired with dark pants or a skirt. They wear a necklace and are surrounded by abstract lines, varying textures, and fragment-like shapes in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collagraph in brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson

  • Dimensions

    image and sheet: 56.7 × 51.2 cm (22 5/16 × 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.145.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Camille Billops; Larry and Brenda Thompson, Atlanta, GA; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Emma Amos 2005" lower right margin, white colored pencil. "Waiting" lower center margin, white colored pencil, artist's hand. Not dated. "!st proof" lower left margin, white colored pencil, artist's hand.

Markings

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Watermarks

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