Creator Dates
1890-1960
Creator Role
American sculptor
Preview
Identifier
EP.01.10.01
Date
1-1-1940
Date Range
1929-1939
Type
image
Description
Undated. Inscribed on reverse by artist. The reverse side of this photograph has affixed to it [glued] a piece of paper reading: "Elizabeth Prophett" [with two 'T's.], "Head in Wood 19 1/2 in high". Upon holding When holding the photograph to a light source, additional writing can be seen underneath the glued top sheet. It reads as follows: "Elizabeth Prophet", "Atlanta University", "Atlanta Georgia". The profile view [EP.01.10.02] is dated by the artist: 1940. The piece is said to be in the collection of the Howe/Lightbody Family. (Amaki, 164)
Subjects
Sculpture and Installations; Humanities and Social Sciences
Bibliography
1) Amaki, Amalia K, Hale Woodruff, Nancy E. Prophet, and Andrea B. Brownlee. Hale Woodruff, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, and the Academy. Atlanta: Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, 2007. Print.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, "Head of a Cossack" (1940). Nancy Elizabeth Prophet collection. 49.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/prophet/49
Keywords
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, 1890-1960; Sculpture; African American artists; Native American artists; Women artists.