Tom
Artist
Frederick Hammersley
(American, 1919 - 2009)
Date1965 (October)
Mediumpressed charcoal on paper in artist-made frame
DimensionsFrame: 21 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (54 × 51.4 × 3.8 cm)
Image: 16 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (41.9 × 39.4 cm)
Image: 16 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (41.9 × 39.4 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, 2017
Object number2017.9.13
DescriptionPortrait on brown paper of a man with his head turned to the viewers left. The man appears to have a sparsity of hair on his head and has a receding forehead and a mustache.eMuseum Notes
This is a fantastic example of a Hammersley's handmade frame. The frame suggests the piece was hung in the artist's home during his lifetime. That, coupled with the name Tom, would suggest that this person was important to Hammersley on a personal level.
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