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Zorach, William,
Modern Art Foundry,
Figure group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Mother and Child, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zorach, William, 1889-1966, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Mother and Child, (sculpture).
Dates:
1927-1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 65 x 32 x 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 16 in. x W. 24 in. (1,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Proper left side of base:) ZORACH 6/6 (Back of base:) Modern Art Foundry/New York, N.Y. (On front of base:) Mother & Child/William Zorach Class of 1927 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A woman seated on her proper right leg, with her proper left knee raised. In her arms she holds a child. Both figures are nude.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Provenance:
Acquired 1977.
Remarks:
The sculpture is sixth in an edition of six bronzes, done after a marble created in 1930. The sculpture was a gift from the University of Wisconsin Class of 1927, in celebration of the school's 50th anniversary. The sculpture was originally placed on the campus at 800 University Avenue. It was restored and moved to its current site in 1991.
IAS files contain excerpt from FrancisW. Hurst's "A Common Joy," Madison, WI: 1990, pg. 44; Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin (1977-78), pg. 55; and University Foundation Financial Quarterly, 1985, no. 3/4.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Zorach, Tessim, Zorach Inventory WZ-23, 1991.
Tarbell, Roberta K., "Catalogue Raisonne of William Zorach's Carved Sculpture," Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1976, no. 36.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hurst, Francis W., "A Common Joy," Madison, WI: 1990, pg. 44.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 74370042
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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