Museum object · Visual Arts
Portrait of a Man
1952
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A mimeograph reproduction of Portrait of a Man, by Lorraine Clarke for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black ink on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal portrait of a man in bust pose. He is shown from the waist up with his body turned slightly towards the left edge of the drawing and his face turned towards the viewer. He has a serious expression on his face and he is looking up and into the distance to the right. His hair has been slicked straight back and he has a pencil thin mustache. He is wearing a light tone, collarless, Henley-style shirt with a half placket. The artist signature, [L.CLARKE], is written just below the man’s proper left arm. The verso is blank.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.117.2.11
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