Wanted Poster Series #15 (Hasty B)

1970

Charles White

Associated Names
Charles White

Artist, American, 1918 - 1979

Ed Hamilton

Printer, American, born 1941

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image is an artistic rendering of a person's profile, showing only their head. The side of the person's face is visible, with features highlighted by light against a darker background. The hair is depicted as a textured, rounded form, blending into the surrounding abstract strokes. There are no details of clothing, jewelry, or objects in the image. The background features broad brushwork, with intersecting textures and patterns that create a sense of depth and motion around the profile. The overall tone of the image is monochromatic with variations in light and shadow, emphasizing the contours of the face.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.5 x 68.7 cm (21 1/16 x 27 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.1161

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gedeon Ea24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1984 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Gedeon, Lucinda Heyel. Introduction to the Work of Charles W. White with a Catalogue Raisonné. MA thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1981, no. Ea24.

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2941.

Inscriptions

lower left in white crayon: TAM / Imp; lower right in white crayon: Charles White '70; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2941

Markings

embossed: [Tamarind] [Edward Hamilton]

Wikidata ID

Q74065267

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