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Wooden Mask

1935/1942

Margaret Knapp

Associated Names

Margaret Knapp

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an abstract composition with curved and angular shapes that form a humanoid face. The shapes resemble familiar objects like the contours of a mask, with circles for eyes and curved lines for a mouth. The arrangement is reminiscent of a face with simplified and geometric features, reminiscent of a stylized or primitive mask.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 14.6 x 14.8 cm (5 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.12073

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: Wooden Mask / W. Knapp Case 13 / Eastern Woodland / Dec. 2, 1935

Wikidata ID

Q64594985

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