A tall black abstract wooden sculpture with a star-shaped top standing on a square base.

Sculpture

Archaic Figure With a Star on Her Head

1949–1950

Medium
Painted terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 3 in. (54.6 × 13.7 × 7.6 cm) Overall (with base): 24 × 5 7/8 × 5 15/16 in. (61 × 14.9 × 15.1 cm)
Accession number
2003.435
Acquired
2003
Credit line
Gift of Janet A. Grimes
Reproduction credit
© Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
collection

About this work

Louise Nevelson, Archaic Figure With a Star on Her Head, 1949–1950. Painted terracotta, overall: 21 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 3 in. (54.6 × 13.7 × 7.6 cm) Overall (with base): 24 × 5 7/8 × 5 15/16 in. (61 × 14.9 × 15.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Janet A. Grimes 2003.435. © Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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