Who created "Head of Guadalupe"?

Head of Guadalupe was created by Majel G. Claflin in c. 1938.

When was "Head of Guadalupe" created?

This artwork was created c. 1938.

Is "Head of Guadalupe" in the public domain?

Yes, Head of Guadalupe is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Head of Guadalupe

Q: What medium is "Head of Guadalupe"?

Head of Guadalupe is watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard.

Majel G. Claflin

c. 1938

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 36.9 x 28.5 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: Head 3 times actual size. Entire bulto 17"tall

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.6788

About the Artist

Majel G. Claflin

Majel G. Claflin (1893–1941) was an American artist best known for her meticulous documentation of Spanish Colonial folk art from northern New Mexico. Active in Taos, New Mexico, during the late 1930s, she produced watercolor renderings as part of the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration that aimed to catalog regional American crafts and tradition...

Head of Guadalupe

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