A Child of Africa
Entry ID
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23 (07/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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A Child of Africa
Description of the sculpture
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A bronze head of a girl wearing a cloth around her head with the ends tied together at the back. The simple block base for this sculpture appears to be made out of granite.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Head
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 32 cm
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Width: 21.5 cm
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Depth: 21 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 – black
Inscriptions
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Back of left shoulder: 'Christine Gregory 1941'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Child
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Adolescent
Status
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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 outwards (engaging viewer)
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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1941
Date inferred from
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Recorded in inscription
Original purpose
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Decorative
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Didactic / Propagandistic
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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TEMPBH2
Notes
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In 1945, Gregory won the Lady Feodora Gleichen Fund prize of £100 for this sculpture.
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/146, . (no date) ‘A Child of Africa’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/265
