Clown Head

Date unknown
Hirsch, Joseph

Object Details

TITLE:
Clown Head
DATE:
Date unknown
MEDIUM:
lithograph
DIMENSIONS:
9 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of Peter Paone and Alma Alabilikian, 2015

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Description

Hirsch’s lithograph presents a close-up portrait of a man’s face with clown makeup. The exaggerated mouth and painted eyes of the makeup seem to expose rather than disguise the intensity of his expression.

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