Portrait of a Woman

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Portrait of a Woman

Currently not on view

Portrait of a Woman,

1927

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
x1963-14

Information

Title
Portrait of a Woman
Dates

1927

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite
Dimensions
38.9 x 29.6 cm (15 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest in 1956 of Prof. Albert Mathias Friend, Jr., Class of 1915
Object Number
x1963-14
Inscription
in black ink, lower right: Sep. 6 - '26
Culture
American
Type
watercolors, drawings
Materials
graphite, ink, watercolor, wove paper
Subject
sitting, portraits, figures (representations), women

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