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Semitic Head

Jose de Creeft

American Art

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)  (show scale)
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
ACCESSION NUMBER 38.557
CREDIT LINE Dick S. Ramsay Fund
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.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Jose de Creeft (American, born Spain, 1884-1982). Semitic Head, 1936. Lead and concrete, 31 1/2 x 27 9/16 x 18 1/2 in. (80 x 70 x 47 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 38.557. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.557.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 38.557.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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