We the People
Kay Whitcomb
(American, 1921 – 2015)
1980–1989
(not assigned)La Jolla, CA
Medium/TechniqueEnamel, copper, foil, wood, steel frame
DimensionsLength x width: 31.8 × 31.8 × 5.1 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 2 in.)
Credit LineLucy Scarborough Conant Fund
Accession number2021.787
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
InscriptionsSignature on front, lower right corner: "Kay Whitcomb '8[?]"; inscribed on reverse in pen and marker: "PREAMBLE / KAY WHITCOMB / 12 x 12 Enamel"; label on reverse as wellProvenance2015, by inheritance from the artist to her daughter, Deborah Krupenia, Lexington, MA; 2021, consigned by Deborah Krupenia to Mark McDonald (dealer), Hillsdale, NY; 2021, sold by McDonald to the MFA. (Accession date: December 15, 2021)
about 1850
About 1715–19
