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The Provider
4 1/2 x 6 x 12 in. (11.4 x 15.2 x 30.5 cm)William Ehrich
United States (Germany, 1897 - 1960)
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Limestone
Credit Line:
Gift of a Friend of the Gallery
Accession Number:
1949.56
Location: Not currently on view
William Ehrich became a major contributor to the art community in western New York after arriving in Buffalo from Europe in 1929. He established a successful sculpting career despite the onset of the Great Depression, and taught both ceramics and sculpture at Memorial Art Gallery and the University of Rochester. MAG owns 13 Ehrich sculptures; The Provider showcases the closed-form, simplified, and idealized style of early modernism. The lamb may have held special significance to Ehrich, who was a practicing Methodist.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Marks
Artist's signature, on stone: Ehrich
Provenance
Purchased from the 1949 Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition by an anonymous collector; given to the Gallery in 1949
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- An Animal Hunt in Art 4/7/1951 - 4/29/1951
- Around the World in Rochester 2/8/1952 - 3/2/1952
- Animals that Were & Weren't Memorial Art Gallery 8/1/1968 - 8/31/1968
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: William E. Ehrich. Article Scope: Article. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 26, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: October, 1960.
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013
http://ehrich.us/sculpcat.html
The Provider is number 142 in the catalogue of the artist's sculpted work.