Doll: Black Mama

c. 1938

Jacob Gielens

Associated Names
Jacob Gielens

Artist, American, born Germany, 1870 - 1946

The image shows a person standing in a frontal position. They have dark skin, a broad nose, large lips, and dark eyes. The person is wearing a light-colored bonnet with pink accents, a white dress with blue and grey plaid pattern, a white sash at the waist, white socks, and low flat shoes. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain and light-colored.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17094

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 151, no. 300.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: JACOB GIELENS

Wikidata ID

Q64579376

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