Mask
Datec. 1935
Artist
Beulah Ecton Woodard
(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 viewClassificationsSCULPTURE
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.
Thomas Willoughby Nason
1961
