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Ethel Barrymore as Ophelia, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor. Title:  Ethel Barrymore as Ophelia, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1927-1929. Dedicated October 20, 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. Description:  Barrymore's head is tilted up and back to the proper right and her torso is twisted to the proper left. She stretches her proper right arm across her body and clasps her hands together at her proper left hip. Her long hair falls to her waist. She is draped in clothing which is belted at the waist. Sculpture is installed in a niche on the facade of the building. Subject:  Portrait female -- Barrymore, Ethel -- Full Length Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Literature -- Shakespeare -- Hamlet Literature -- Character -- Ophelia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  I. Miller Building, 1552 Broadway at 46th Street, Cornice facade, New York, New York Remarks:  One of four figures commissioned by I. Miller for his shoe company's new building as a gift to the city of New York. A contest was held to determine which popular actresses should be chosen to represent the various performing arts. Ethel Barrymore was chosen to represent "drama." Inscription on wall just below sculpture reads: ETHEL BARRYMORE/AS/OPHELIA. For related articles see: New York Times, Feb. 26, 1927; Sept. 6, 1927, pg. 21; Aug. 26, 1928; Nov. 20, 1928, pg. 56; March 19, 1929; and Oct. 21, 1929, pg. 30. IAS files contain additional citations to related articles. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 161. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. 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 76005686   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005686 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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