About the Artwork
The Black Girl
1977
Jessie Smith
born 1907
American
Unknown
Graphite pencil on off-white illustration board
Sheet (irreg): 24 1/4 inches × 30 inches (61.6 × 76.2 cm)
Drawings
African American Art
Gift of Janet Krist-Finkbeiner in honor of Alan Finkbeiner and Amon Krist
2001.146
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Markings
Signed in pencil, lower left of image: Jessie Smith
Signed, dated and inscribed with title in pen and ink, verso of the board: Jessie Smith | 1977 | The Black Girl
Provenance
2001-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jessie Smith, The Black Girl, 1977, graphite pencil on off-white illustration board. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Janet Krist-Finkbeiner in honor of Alan Finkbeiner and Amon Krist, 2001.146.
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