Mask

© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
© Artist or Artist's Estate
Mask
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Mask

Datec. 1935
Artist (American sculptor, 1895–1955)
MediumHammered and welded sheet metal with a copper patina
Dimensions20 × 12 × 3 in. (50.8 × 30.5 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2017
Object number2017-19
On View
On view
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextWoodard became fascinated with African art and culture after an African visited her family when she was twelve years old. Her sculptures--both masks and more realistic heads--reflect her interest and research in this area.

In 1935, around the time this mask was made, Woodard was the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Los Angeles Museum.
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