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Abraham Walkowitz

Artist: Concetta Scaravaglione, American, 1900-1975
Medium: Terracotta
Dates: ca. 1943
Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 13 x 10 1/8 in. (33.3 x 33 x 25.7 cm)
Signature: Unsigned
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 47.152
Credit Line: Gift of Abraham Walkowitz
Image: Overall, 47.152_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Portrait bust of Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965), depicts his head with cheek leaning on proper left hand, sculpture sits on truncated neck and hand below wrist; coarsely textured surface and simplified features, particularly in hand. Condition: Good.

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