Young Buck

ca. 1938

Not on view

Among the most influential African American artists of the twentieth century, Woodruff created this print during his tenure as professor of art at Atlanta University. The confident and succinct lines that Woodruff executed to depict this young man’s handsome face evoke the direct carving of African wood sculpture. Simultaneously, the man’s full features and heroic proportions recall pre-Columbian—specifically Olmec—sculpture, which Woodruff knew from his time studying art in the mid-1930s in Mexico City.

Artwork Details

Title: Young Buck
Artist: Hale Woodruff (American, Cairo, Illinois 1900–1980 New York)
Date: ca. 1938
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (17.1 × 14.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999
Object Number: 1999.529.202
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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