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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Madame’s White Bird

c.1975

Artists

Romare BeardenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Collage on board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

32.5 × 37.8 × 0.6 cm (12 13/16 × 14 7/8 × 1/4 in.) mat: 39.4 × 44.5 cm (15 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.) frame: 42.4 × 47.5 × 3.8 cm (16 11/16 × 18 11/16 × 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

The Artist; to Jane B. Shapiro (1975-2021), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

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