Head by Samella Sanders Lewis

Title: Head by Samella Sanders Lewis
Date: 1949
Creator: Samella Sanders Lewis, 1924- See all items with this value
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: Samella Sanders Lewis, born in New Orleans in 1923, was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art historian. Head is a print portrait of a male face just below the chin to slightly above the front hairline. The contrast in deep shadows and light creates a composition of distinctive cheekbones, a broad nose, and baggy eyes.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Resistance See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Print
Medium: Woodcut
Measurements: 6.75 in. x 4.25in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 1949.01
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.074
Rights: All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.
Contributing Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Source: Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
Collection: Atlanta Art Annuals See all items with this value
Language: English