Alexander Archipenko, American, b. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1887–1964 Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
72 1/8 X 24 3/4 X 15 5/8 IN. (181.0 X 63.0 X 39.8 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1914/reconstructed 1949-1950/enlarged and cast 1957
Provenance:
Perls Galleries, New York, to 9 October 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 9 October 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
PERLS GALLERIES, New York. "Alexander Archipenko Bronzes," 29 September-24 October 1959, no. 8, ill.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, Maryland. "1914: An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture," 6 October-15 November 1964, no. 2.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 255, p. 197, p. 659.
FONDATION MAEGHT, Paris. "Sculpture du XXème Siecle, 1900-1945," 4 May-5 October 1981.
FUNDACION JUAN MARCH, Madrid. "Medio Siglo de Escultura," November-December 1981, fig. 4
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C. "Alexander Archipenko: A Centennial Tribute," 16 November 1986-16 February 1987, fig. 8, p. 27. Tour: TEL AVIV MUSEUM, Tel Aviv, 12 March-13 June 1987.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum, 1 July-6 August 1995, no. 34, ill. Tour: Odakyu Museum, Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo, 9-27 August; Iwaki City Art Museum, 23 September-5 November.
THE WHITE HOUSE (organized by the National Gallery of Art), Washington, DC. Sculpture from Washington Collections, October 1996-30 September 1997, brochure, ill.
ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 9-27 August 1995, no. 22, p. 70. TOUR: IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December.
Published References:
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 659, no. 255, p. 197.
LERNER, ABRAM. An Introduction to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 49.
DEMETRION, JAMES T. An Introduction to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 2nd ed. (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), ill. p. 36.
MICHAELSEN, KATHERINE JANSZKY. Archipenko: A Study of the Early Work, 1908-1920 (New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1977), pp. 97-98, 179.
PRAT, JEAN-LOUIS. Sculpture du XXe Siecle, 1900-1945 (Saint-Paul, France: Fondation Maeght, 1981), ill. no. 5, p. 25 (exhibition catalogue).
BERGMAN, EDWARD F. Woodlawn Remembers: Cemetery of American History (Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1988), ill. p. 24.
UNSIGNED. Illustration, China Times Newspaper (19 March 1995), p.33.
KOTZ, MARY LYNN. "At the White House: The First Lady's Sculpture Garden," Sculpture Magazine (July/August 1998), p. 28.
FLETCHER, VALERIE J. A Garden for Art (Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Thames & Hudson, 1998), no. 45, ill. p. 76.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
