DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Head of a Woman

19th-20th century

Artists

James Carroll BeckwithArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

51.5 × 40.9 cm (20 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Miriam Pierce, New York, acquired 1940s/1950s, gift; to Harvard Art Museums

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