Mask of a Man
Entry ID
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37 (11/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Mask of a Man
Description of the sculpture
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A bronze mask of a male with a black patina.
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: 26.2 cm
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Weight: 17 cm
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Depth; 13.5 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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None
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Attributes
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None
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
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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Calm
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
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Eyes half-shut
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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Before 1937 (when Philpot died)
Date inferred from
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Inferred from dates when sculptor is active
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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FA300013
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/38, . (no date) ‘Mask of a Man’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/368
