Young man in profile with thoughtful expression, charcoal drawing emphasizing facial features and gaze.

Drawings

Head of a Negro

1927

Medium
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 21 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (55.2 × 42.5 cm)
Accession number
35.18
Acquired
1935
Credit line
Purchase
Department
collection

About this work

John Steuart Curry, Head of a Negro, 1927. Pastel on paper, sheet (Irregular): 21 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (55.2 × 42.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 35.18

Exhibitions featuring the artist

Exhibitions in the Whitney's archive featuring any of the artists listed for this work. Artwork-level exhibition history is not published by the museum; the list below is artist-level.