Head of the Penitentiary

1986
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of the Penitentiary
  • Artist: Georgia Speller (American, Aberdeen, Mississippi 1931–1988 Memphis, Alabama)
  • Date: 1986
  • Medium: Watercolor and opaque watercolor and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 17 7/8 × 23 11/16 in. (45.4 × 60.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.548.36
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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