The Martinique
Entry ID
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7 (04/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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The Martinique
Description of the sculpture
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A bronze head depicting a person identified as from Martinique wearing a close-fitting cap and with their left hand elegantly positioned under their chin.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Head
Base
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No base
Dimensions
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Height: 31 cm
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Width: 16 cm
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Depth: 28 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – brown
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Attributes
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tight-fitting cap
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Uncertain
Age
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Adolescent
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
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Free citizen
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking downwards
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Eyes half-shut
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1934
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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1973.224.GR
Provenance history
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1973: gifted to the town of Walsall by Kathleen Garman as part of The Garman Ryan Collection (founded by Kathleen Garman and Sally Ryan)
Notes
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This sculpture is part of the Garman Ryan Collection, a collection of 365 pieces of art collected by Kathleen Garman (second wife of Jacob Epstein) and artist Sally Ryan. In 1973 this collection was donated to the people of Walsall and is now housed in The New Art Gallery Walsall.
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/149, . (no date) ‘The Martinique’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/199
