Sculptor:

Poor, Henry Varnum 1888-1970  Search this

Subject:

Poor, Henry Varnum  Search this

Anderson, Maxwell  Search this

Anderson, Maxwell, Mrs  Search this

Type:

Sculptures

Sculptures-Decorative arts

Sculptures-Relief

Date:

1935

Notes:

"Henry Varnum Poor, 1887-1970: A Retrospective Exhibition," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, 1983, pg. 52.

Summary:

Rectangular relief over the Maxwell Anderson house dining room fireplace depicting Henry Varnum Poor, and Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Anderson, with each figure in a square frame. Henry Varnum Poor is depicted on the far left wearing a heavy apron, his body facing forward as he stands in front of a sawhorse while a builder behind him constructs on a house. In the middle frame, a nude figure of Maxwell Anderson is seated cross-legged along on a beach chair, his right hand raised to his face. In the far right frame, a nude figure of Mrs. Maxwell Anderson is seated along the water's edge, her gaze directed down toward the water.

Topic:

Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Art--Artist  Search this

Portrait male--Nude  Search this

Portrait female--Nude  Search this

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Landscape--Water  Search this

Recreation--Leisure--Bathing  Search this

Occupation--Industry--Construction  Search this

Control number:

IAS 87080154

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_405009