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The Banana Girl

John Melville Kelly

Associated Names

John Melville Kelly

Artist, American, 1879 - 1962

The image shows a woman standing upright. She has delicate features, long hair with a flower, a pink wrap covering her lower half, and is holding bananas in one hand and a bowl of fish in the other. The background has earthy tones with outlines of leaves and foliage.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1946.21.299

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65079873

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