Object of the Day

Morgan Monceaux's "B. B. King"

May 31

Morgan Monceaux created this mixed media portrait of blues legend B. B. King between 1992 and 1994, using a combination of pastel, fabric, metal, plastic, synthetic fur, wood, adhesive and graphite.

B. B. King

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Morgan Monceaux, 9 May 1955 - 31 May 2017
Sitter
B. B. King, 16 Sep 1925 - 14 May 2015
Date
1992-94
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Medium
Mixed media: pastel, fabric, metal, plastic, synthetic fur, wood, adhesive and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 108.3 x 77.2 cm (42 5/8 x 30 3/8")
Type
Collage