Art, literature & historyHead of a Child
1953
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper
- Dimensions
- 66.6 × 55.4 cm (26 1/4 × 21 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1954.127
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Head of a Child — Dorothea Tanning. 1953.
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper. Dimensions: 66.6 × 55.4 cm (26 1/4 × 21 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.