DrawingsAmerican20th century

Profile Head of Walter Nelson (recto and verso)

1929

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Description

Compositional lines drawn over figure.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

35.7 x 25.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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