Harlem Sphinx

Werner Drewes, Harlem Sphinx, 1931, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.3.9
Werner Drewes, Harlem Sphinx, 1931, woodcut, image: 7 7⁄8 × 9 7⁄8 in. (20.0 × 25.1 cm) sheet: 11 × 15 1⁄2 in. (27.9 × 39.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.3.9

Artwork Details

Title
Harlem Sphinx
Artist
Date
1931
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 7⁄8 × 9 7⁄8 in. (20.0 × 25.1 cm) sheet: 11 × 15 1⁄2 in. (27.9 × 39.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
woodcut
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — bust
  • African American
Object Number
1969.3.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1969.3.9

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Albion Harris Bicknell, Landscape, n.d., monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.67.5
Landscape
Artist
Daten.d.
monotype
Not on view
Albion Harris Bicknell, Barge, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.67.1
Barge
Artist
etching
Not on view
Albion Harris Bicknell, Pond and Trees, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.67.3
Pond and Trees
Artist
etching
Not on view
Albion Harris Bicknell, Figure and Trees, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.67.2
Figure and Trees
Artist
etching
Not on view

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