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Designer:
Gustav Jensen, Danish, 1898 – 1954  Search this
Dimensions:
25 x 19.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
USA
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The profile outline depicts a high forehead, straight nose, curved lips, and rounded chin, ending abruptly in a vertical straight line for the neck. The hair is drawn in thick wavy lines framing the side of the face and exposing the ear; covering the head; and cascading to shoulder length. A curved line on the face runs from the hairline to the nostril and another extends from eye level to the chin. The almond-shaped, diagonally-placed eye looks upward. The curved line of the eyebrow continues downward in an unbroken line, ending at the nostril.
A curved line directly underneath the head is followed by Zita Johann in Machinal, in script.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ellen Gustav Jensen
Accession Number:
1956-47-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ce44fdfc-9775-4586-91d6-cafc28d337ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1956-47-6