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Portrait Bust of Israel Chatinover

Artist: Jo Davidson, 1883-1952
Medium: Plaster
Dates: 1931
Dimensions: 20 x 7 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (50.8 x 18.6 x 22.5 cm)
Signature: Incised along lower edge of neck at proper left: "J. DAVIDSON '31"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 88.162
Credit Line: Gift of Mollie Beaver Chatinover
Image: Overall, 88.162_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Bust portrait of man facing frontally with furrowed brow, has thick wavy hair, supported on square pedestal base. Condition: Good; few chips around edges of base and minor scratches and abrasions overall.

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