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Untitled (Head of a Woman)
192223 x 10 x 11 1/2 in. (58.4 x 25.4 x 29.2 cm)
Elie Nadelman
United States (Warsaw, Polish Russia, 1882 - 1946, Riverdale, NY)
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
White marble on onyx base
Credit Line:
Gift of a Friend of the Gallery in memory of Hildegarde Lasell Watson
Accession Number:
1977.190
Location: Not currently on view
Sculptors Elie Nadelman and Gaston Lachaise traveled in many of the same artistic circles. Their drawings were published in The Dial, James Sibley Watson's literary magazine, and their sculpture was exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz's galleries. Stieglitz was known for his interest in and promotion of modern art.
[Gallery label text, 2005]
[Gallery label text, 2005]
Provenance
Mrs. Elie Nadelman and/or Nadelman Estate; purchased by an anonymous collector; given to the Gallery in 1977
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- In Focus: A Look at Realism in Art 12/28/1964 - 1/31/1965
- Masterpieces for Rochester: Acquisitions Since 1975 11/24/1978 - 1/7/1979
- Vanguard American Sculpture, 1913-1939 Rutgers University Art Gallery 9/16/1979 - 5/25/1980
- Modern Art in Rochester 7/18/1981 - 8/23/1981
- Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk 6/8/2001 - 12/16/2001
- Nadelman Retrospective 3/14/2003 - 5/30/2003
- Becoming Modern: Armory Show Artists at MAG Memorial Art Gallery 1/25/2013 - 5/12/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Preston, Stuart. Article Title: The Nadelman Revival. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. ARTnews. New York, New York: ARTnews Associates Volume Number: 10 Issue Date: 1948. Page Number: 22-24, 51, Figure Number: 24
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Lincoln Kirstein. The Sculpture of Elie Nadelman. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1948.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Lincoln Kirstein. Elie Nadelman Drawings . New York, NY: H. Bittner and Company, 1949.
- Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Joan M. Marter and Roberta Kupfrian Tarbell. Vanguard American Sculpture, 1913-1939. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Art Gallery, Rutgers University, 1979.
- Suzanne Ramljak. Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk. New York, NY: American Federation of Arts, 2001.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
- Barbara Haskell. Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003.
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