Isabel Bishop
Small Head

Small Head

© Estate of Isabel Bishop. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York

Small Head
Small Head
ArtistAmerican, 1902–1988
Print studioAbingdon, Maryland
PublisherNew York, founded 1984
PublisherNew York, established 1932
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Small Head
  • from the portfolio Eight Etchings: 1927–1934
Date1931, printed 1989
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumEtching on wove paper, edition 29/50
DimensionsPlate: 2 15/16 × 2 in. (7.5 × 5.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (33.3 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Cole in honor of the founding of the Department of Prints and Drawings
Object number91.278.6
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Houston Artists Select: Selections from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 13–October 1, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Editioned in graphite, below plate, lower left: 29/50
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in stamped ink, below plate, lower right: Isabel Bishop [cursive signature stamp]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in stamped ink, below plate, lower right: Isabel Bishop [cursive signature stamp]
Recto: Chopmark, bottom right corner: SG
Verso: [none]

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