Olive
Entry ID
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63 (18/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Olive
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze head of a young woman looking down. Her curly hair is pulled back behind her ears.
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
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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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Adult
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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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Indeterminate
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking downwards
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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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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SC46
Provenance history
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bequeathed to the Watford Museum by Mr Arnold F. Thompson
Associated with
License terms for reuse
Linked resources
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 First Portrait of Roma of Barbados |
Associated with | E22 Man-Made Object |
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/21, . (no date) ‘Olive’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/543
