DrawingsAmerican20th century

Penelope and the suitors

1977

Artists

Romare BeardenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Collage on board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 11.4 × 25.4 cm (4 1/2 × 10 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Jane Shapiro, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2024.

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