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Abstract drawing of an outline of a face with dark nose, casting a dark shadow. Irregular grey and tan washes frame the upper left and lower left corners.
Black Nose
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Black Nose

Artist Hiram Williams (American, 1917 - 2003)
Date1971
MediumCollage, charcoal, wash
Dimensionspaper: 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
image: 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Hiram and Avonell Williams
Object number1988.2.135
Collections
Visual DescriptionAbstract drawing of an outline of a face with dark nose, casting a dark shadow. Irregular grey and tan washes frame the upper left and lower left corners.
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1983
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