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Crawford, Thomas,
Children
State of Being -- Other
Sculpture
The Babes in the Woods, (sculpture).
Artist:
Crawford, Thomas, 1813?-1857, sculptor.
Title:
The Babes in the Woods, (sculpture).
Dates:
Modeled ca. 1850. Carved 1851.
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
48 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Near children's heads:) TC (artist's monogram) Dec. 31/ 51 (On front of base:) THE GIFT OF HAMILTON FISH signed
Description:
A male and female child shown lying on the ground asleep. The boy lies behind the girl and the right hand of the girl and the left hand of the boy are clasped.
Subject:
Children
State of Being -- Other -- Sleep
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028 Accession Number: 94.9.4
Provenance:
Bequest of Fish, Hamilton, 1894.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Tolles, Thayer, ed., "American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pg. 39.
Illustration:
Tolles, Thayer, ed., "American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pg. 39.
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 76009338
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