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Polynesia

John Melville Kelly

Associated Names

John Melville Kelly

Artist, American, 1879 - 1962

The image shows two individuals from the waist up. The person on the left is holding a tray with a Polynesian design cloth and a white flower. They have short, dark curled hair with a flower behind their ear. The person on the right wears a floral-patterned dress and their hair is styled with a flower. The background is a muted, neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5160

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

Color Prints and Color Printing: Original Works by Old and Modern Masters, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945.

Wikidata ID

Q65022320

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