Head of a Woman (Danforth 2006.345)
Item
Title
Head of a Woman (Danforth 2006.345)
Date
1959
Medium
Wood, Plasticene
Dimensions
8.5 x 4 x 7 in.
Accession Number
2006.345
On View
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University Fuller Gallery 204 (Meta Fuller 4, Shelf 4)
Classification
Sculpture
Description
Head and shoulders of a woman with shoulder length veil. Done in a very dark brown clay. Woman is looking up slightly to the left. Nose is slightly indented at the tip.
Accrual Method
Collection was gifted to the Danforth in 2006. Unfortunately they sat uncatalogued for close to 10 years. It took until an IMLS grant awarded in 2015 through 2016 for this collection to be catalogued and put into the collections database. - Rachel 2021 Came to us from Pat West.
Provenance
Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust Part of the Estate of Meta V. W. Fuller from 1968-2001. In the collection of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust, 2001-2006
Condition
Fair: Crown of head has hairline crack three quarters around. Loss on bottom of piece right facing side. Black specks/accretion on edge of veil, back of veil. Scratches/discoloration on right facing shoulder.
Credit
Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust