Head Study

Artist John Wilson (American, 1922 - 2015)

Date2002

MediumEtching and aquatint with chine collé

DimensionsPlatemark: 19 15/16 x 15 5/16 in. (50.6 x 38.9 cm) Sheet: 29 x 22 5/8 in. (73.6 x 57.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchased through the John A. Petersen Print Acquisition Fund

CultureAmerican

MarkingsPrinter's chop shell, bottom left corner BFK Rieves watermark, bottom right corner

Object numberPC2021.03

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionEtching of a man's head and shoulders, identified as Martin Luther King, Jr. The portrait is printed in black and white tones with off-white background, roughly crosshatched.

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