Jo's Bent Head |  Freer Gallery of Art (1898.409) | |
| Number: | 88 | |
| Date: | 1861 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 226 x 152 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 3 | |
| Known impressions: | 25 | |
| Catalogues: | K.78; M.78 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (25) | ||
KEYWORD
head, portrait, woman, model.
TITLE
Minor variations on the title include the following:
'Jo' (1870s, Whistler). 1
'Bent head of a woman ...' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
'Jo’s Bent Head' (1904, Copley Society). 3
'Jo’s Bent Head' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 4
'Jo’s Bent Head' is the preferred title, distinguishing this portrait from Jo [87].
'Jo' (1870s, Whistler). 1
'Bent head of a woman ...' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
'Jo’s Bent Head' (1904, Copley Society). 3
'Jo’s Bent Head' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 4
'Jo’s Bent Head' is the preferred title, distinguishing this portrait from Jo [87].
1: Written on 
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2: Kennedy 1902 (cat. no. 370).
3: Boston 1904 (cat. nos. 58, 59).
4: Mansfield 1909 (cat. no. 78).
DESCRIPTION
A young woman, with long, wavy hair, stands bending forward and facing to the right. A few lines suggest her figure and the hem of her dress. In the background, above and to right of the head, there is shading.
SITTER
DISCUSSION
A similar subject - further developed - is seen in Fumette standing [59].