Face with Black Hair and Red Earrings

About the Artwork

Title Face with Black Hair and Red Earrings

Artwork Date 1996

Artist Tyree Guyton

Life Dates born 1955

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Oil on board, wooden frame, screw

Dimensions Framed: 20 1/4 × 14 × 1 1/2 inches (51.4 × 35.6 × 3.8 cm) Image: 18 × 12 inches (45.7 × 30.5 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department African American Art

Credit Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2023.108

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