Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History
Eubie Blake: Date: 1981. Created by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
The object in the museum catalogue
A three dimensional original portrait bust sculpture of Eubie Blake by the artist, Bobbiegita Walker. Made of high-fired stoneware clay, the bust (a) is complete with eye glasses (b), and depicts Blake wearing a collared shirt and tie. It is about 30 percent larger than life size.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1981
- Created by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942
- Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
- Type: busts
- Type: portraits
- Type: sculptures
- Medium: stoneware clay
- Dimensions: 19 x 9 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 22.9 x 34.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.128.1ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Bobbiegita Walker Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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