Brenda Leslie
Entry ID
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96 (01/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Brenda Leslie
Description of the sculpture
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A terracotta portrait head of a woman with her hair tied back in a bow. The work is attached to a metal pole on a wooden base.
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: 37 cm
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Width: 20 cm
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Depth: 27 cm
Materials
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Clay kiln fired (Terracotta)
Specific techniques used
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Modelling
Overall colour
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Monochrome – orangey-red
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
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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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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1997.82.12
Provenance history
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gift from artist
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/842, . (no date) ‘Brenda Leslie’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/845
