William Edmondson, American, b. Nashville, Tennessee, c. 1882–1951 Search this
Medium:
Limestone
Dimensions:
14 x 16 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (35.4 x 42.7 x 17.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
(c. 1930-1939)
Provenance:
Shepherd Gallery, New York, to 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1968-6 March 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History:
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. "Bill Traylor, William Edmondson, and the Modernist Impulse," 22 October 2004-2 January 2005, no. 74. Tour: BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART, Alabama, 1 February-3 April; STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, 20 April-26 June; MENIL COLLECTION, Houston, 22 July-2 October.
CHEEKWOOD ESTATE AND GARDENS, Nashville. "The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments, and Stonework," 12 August-31 October 2021, no. 3, color ill.
Published References:
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 39, p. 63.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972