Details
| Artist | Malvina Hoffman, American, 1887-1966 |
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| Foundry | Roman Bronze Works, N.Y., founded 1899, active 19th-20th century |
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| Date | 1915 |
| Medium | bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 14 × 7 5/8 × 7 1/2 inches (35.6 × 19.4 × 19.1 cm) Overall (base): 4 7/8 × 3 inches (12.4 × 7.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of George G. Booth |
| Accession Number | 19.54 |
| Department | American Art before 1950 |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed, on surface of base: Malvina Hoffman-1915 c |
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| Marks | Inscribed, on back of base: Roman Bronze Works N.Y. |
Provenance
George G. Booth;
1919-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1919-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Arts and Decoration, Vol. 5. New York, 1914-1915, p. 327 (ill. of an unidentified example).
Hoffman, Malvina. Heads and Tales. New York, 1936, p.60 (ill. of unidentified example).
Arts and Crafts in Detroit: 1906-1976. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1976, p. 96, no. 76 (ill.).
Tolles, Thayer. American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol. 2: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born Between 1865 and 1885. New York, 1999, p. 736, no. 367 (ill. of wax casting in the MMA).
Hoffman, Malvina. Heads and Tales. New York, 1936, p.60 (ill. of unidentified example).
Arts and Crafts in Detroit: 1906-1976. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1976, p. 96, no. 76 (ill.).
Tolles, Thayer. American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol. 2: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born Between 1865 and 1885. New York, 1999, p. 736, no. 367 (ill. of wax casting in the MMA).