Head of a Woman

Title: Head of a Woman
Date: Unknown
Medium: Plaster, Paint
Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.9 x 2.9 in.
Accession Number: 2006.381
On View: Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University Fuller Gallery 204 (Meta Fuller 4, Shelf 4)
Classification: Sculpture
Description: Bust of woman with gold-trimmed head piece; figure is wearing a v-shaped under garment; drape comes across the front from her right to left; area below ears on both sides is painted gold. Principal color is light rose.
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
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: Good: Appears to be patched on back with gritty or textured substance (with a bit of sparkle) some darker colored areas on subject's right shoulder and on front below fabric drape.
Credit: Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust