Relief Sculpture of a Girl
Datec. 1870
Artist
Thomas Ball
(American sculptor and musician, 1819–1911)
MediumMarble
Dimensions9 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (24.1 × 21.6 × 3.8 cm)
frame: 20 1/2 × 17 × 4 in. (52.1 × 43.2 × 10.2 cm)
frame: 20 1/2 × 17 × 4 in. (52.1 × 43.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander, in honor of Dr. Wayne Craven, 2018
Object number2018-98
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextThe classical drapery on her shoulder and her unconventional hairstyle indicate that this relief sculpture is probably not a portrait of a specific person, but an ideal or allegorical subject. The flowers--petunias?--in her hair may eventually help us to identify the subject.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
cast c. 1923; from head of The Standing Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1884-1888
Robert Rauschenberg
1974, published 1975
