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Ruth Green Harris, Paris art critic for the New York Times, wrote of this piece, 'The head of an African woman is firmly modelled, so strong in its contour that one is moved to touch it, convinced that there is nourishment to be drawn out of the physical contact.'
Dorich House Museum
London
Title
African Head (Dahomy Princess)
Date
1928–1929
Medium
plaster
Measurements
H 41.2 x W 13.8 x D 26.5 cm
Accession number
1994.1_CC0413
Acquisition method
gift from the artist's estate
Work type
Bust
Dorich House Museum
67 Kingston Vale, London, Greater London SW15 3RN England
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