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California Faience
Head of a Womancirca 1930

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Glazed white ceramic head sculpture with stylized, simplified facial features, closed eyes, and braided hair relief, on a short cylindrical base

California Faience, William Victor Bragdon, Head of a Woman, circa 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
California Faience
United States, California, Berkeley, porcelain factory, 1916-1930
Designer
William Victor Bragdon
Title
Head of a Woman
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1930
Medium
Earthenware, white tin glaze
Dimensions
Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange
Accession Number
89.2.6
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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