Self portrait

Artist Frederick Hammersley (American, 1919 - 2009)

Date1957

Mediumpebbles set in magnesite on canvas on masonite

DimensionsImage: 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (14 × 14 cm)
Frame: 11 7/8 × 11 1/2 in. (30.2 × 29.2 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Frederick Hammersley Foundation, 2017

Object number2017.6.1

DescriptionPortrait of a male head covered in light pebbles. Black pebbles are the hair and brown pebbles are used to accent the eyes, nose and mouth. The subject is facing slightly to the viewers right but the eyes are looking directly at the viewer. The background is very dark.

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