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Female Nude Leaning on Right Arm

Media - 1967.59.225 - SAAM-1967.59.225_1 - 57197

Copied William H. Johnson, Female Nude Leaning on Right Arm, ca. 1939-1940, tempera and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.225

Artwork Details

Title: Female Nude Leaning on Right Arm
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1939-1940
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 17 ⁷⁄₈ x 23 ⁵⁄₈ in. (45.4 x 60.0 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: pencil
tempera
Mediums Description: tempera and pencil on paper
Classifications: Painting
Keywords: Figure female — nude
Occupation — art — model
Object Number: 1967.59.225
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.225