Profile of a Woman

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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 Profile of a Woman, by Roy DeCarava for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts a minimal profile of a woman's face. The woman is shown from the chin up, facing the left edge of the paper. Her eyes are open and she has a serious expression on her face. Her eyebrow is dark and she has curled bangs that drape over her forehead. The artist signature and date, [DECARAVA - 52’] is in the bottom left corner. The verso is blank.

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