Pungwuni
John Warner Barber, 2 Feb 1798 - 22 Jun 1885
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 4.5 × 3.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/4"); Sheet: 22 × 14.2 cm (8 11/16 × 5 9/16"); Book closed: 22 × 14.2 × 0.3 cm (8 11/16 × 5 9/16 × 1/8"); Book open: 22 × 27.5 × 0.3 cm (8 11/16 × 10 13/16 × 1/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as a silhouette, and the image visibly presents a right-facing human profile defined primarily by its outer contour.
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Portrait Both · 98%
The catalog lists Portrait as a subject, while the image depicts an isolated human head and upper torso in profile.
Visual Qualities
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Linear Forms Visual · 98%
Strong contour lines and repeated parallel hatch marks dominate the image and structure the profile, hair, collar, and lower forms.
Medium and Techniques
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Hatching Visual · 99%
The head and hair are filled with numerous closely spaced, nearly parallel lines that provide tonal modeling.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a print and identifies its medium as wood engraving on paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The recorded medium is wood engraving on paper, and the object dimensions identify a sheet and book format.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1840, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
John Warner Barber, 2 Feb 1798 - 22 Jun 1885. Pungwuni. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.