American Costume

Item

Title
American Costume
Rights
Art Institute of Chicago. Educational Fair Use.
Creator
Hammons, David (1943 -)
Date
1970 C.E.
Description
This work utilizes many different textures into it to make a portrait of a face. The face is at a side profile and the hair is depicted with fingerprints, as is the neck. With the body looking like a different cross hatching technique.
Format
Ink, powdered pigment and fixative on brown wove paper mounted to board. 632 × 502 mm.
Publisher
The Art Institute of Chicago.
Contributor
Dylan Harris
Identifier
The Art Institute of Chicago. 1997.111.
Subject
Black people; portrait; texture; fingerprint; side profile.
Source
Jpg file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 11/2/2021.
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/146885/american-costume
American Costume
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