African Headdress
African Headdress

© Hale Aspacio Woodruff / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York / VAGA

African Headdress
Selections from the Atlanta Period

Currently not on view

African Headdress,

1931–46

Hale Aspacio Woodruff, 1900–1980; born Cairo, IL; died New York, NY
Printed at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York
2012-2.1

Information

Title
African Headdress
Dates

1931–46

Maker
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
image: 15.2 x 10.2 cm. (6 x 4 in.) sheet: 48.2 x 38 cm. (19 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of William J. Salman, Class of 1955
Object Number
2012-2.1
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Inscription
Numbered in graphite, lower left: 168/300
Marks/Labels/Seals
Blindstamp lower left: © Hale Woodruff
Culture
American
Type
linocuts, prints
Materials
printing ink, mulberry paper
Techniques
mounting, linoleum-block printing
Subject
figures (representations), race (concept), women, headdresses, racial discrimination

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