Brooklyn Museum: American Art: Semitic Head

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Semitic Head

Artist: Jose de Creeft, American, born Spain, 1884-1982
Medium: Lead and concrete
Dates: 1936
Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 27 9/16 x 18 1/2 in. (80 x 70 x 47 cm)
Signature: Inscribed in concrete along back side at left: "J. DE CREEFT"
Inscriptions: Inscribed in concrete on back, in lower center: "N. V. C. [?]"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 38.557
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Overall, 38.557.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Chest-length bust of male (?) figure looking down and to proper right; has heavy facial features and closed eyes; shoulder-length hair textured with scratches in surface, with hood or other cloth behind head; sculpture is hollow in back and covered with a layer of concrete painted rust color. Condition: Good; gouges and chips in hair and proper left forehead.

Collections: American Art: Semitic Head