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Two Studies of an Abstracted Head

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Two studies of an abstractly rendered head. At left, head shaded in blue and gray, with facial features rendered in black line. A large hoop earring hangs from the head’s left ear. The neck of the figure is depicted as a frayed, zig-zag line. At right and slightly above, a second head, shaded in brown and black. This head also has a zig-zag neckline, but does not have an earring. Surrounding the image, four marks indicating framing.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
probably 1930s
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
Dimensions
20 × 23.7 cm (7 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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