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James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

Copied James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper, soot, and string, 11 ¹⁄₂ x 7 ³⁄₄ in. (29.2 x 19.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.52

Artwork Details

Title: Untitled
Artist: James Castle
Date: ca. 1931-1977
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 11 ¹⁄₂ x 7 ³⁄₄ in. (29.2 x 19.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description: found paper, soot, and string
Classifications: Graphic Arts
Book
Subjects: Figure
Study
Portrait — unidentified
Object Number: 2013.27.52