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Nefertiti
1973
John Wilson
John Wilson (American, 1922–2015)
Drawings
Nefertiti, 1973. John Wilson (American, 1922–2015). Charcoal and lithographic crayon on paper; sheet: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Elizabeth Shearer 2018.300 © Estate of John Woodrow Wilson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY This drawing depicts Nefertiti, a friend of artist John Wilson’s daughter. He created a series of portraits of young women during the 1970s, presenting them on a large scale and from a close-up perspective that countered the marginalization of black Americans in society. Here, Wilson drew with a waxy lithographic crayon to boldly outline Nefertiti’s face, emphasizing her determined but wary expression. The sitter in this drawing went on to become an artist herself.
- Maker/Artist
- Wilson, John Woodrow
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- charcoal and lithographic crayon on paper
- Medium
- charcoal, lithographic, crayon, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: In black charcoal at lower right: “Wilson 1973”
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 2018.300
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