Primitive Boy
c. 1929
James Lesesne Wells
Artist, American, 1902 - 1993
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Artwork overview
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Medium
linocut in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 21.59 × 14.29 cm (8 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)
sheet: 32.07 × 21.59 cm (12 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.) -
Accession
2015.115.46
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 1983; (Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2014; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right in block: JLW; lower left in graphite: Primitive Boy; lower right in graphite: James L. Wells
Wikidata ID
Q77015647