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Title
"Two billion - Creation," sculpture in wood by Beulah Woodard, 1950-1955
Alternative Title
Works of Beulah Woodard, Sculptor (2 of 2)
Contributor
Lawson, Bob
Woodard, Beulah Ecton, 1895-1955
Date Created and/or Issued
1950-1955
1950/1955
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
The sculpture measures 56 x 48 x 56 cm. (22 x 18.9 x 22 in.)
Beulah Ecton Woodard was an African-American sculptor and painter in California who specialized in African subjects. The first African American artist to show her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, she founded the Los Angeles Negro Art Association (1937).
"Two billion - Creation," with a baby and an obscured head and hand, carved in orange wood.
Photographer's stamp on back: Bob Lawson, Photography / 15656 Saticoy St., Van Nuys, California 91406 / Tele. 780-2871
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b24_f03_003a.tif
ark:/21198/z13503jz
Subject
African American sculpture
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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