Mother and Child
Datec. 1955
Artist
William Zorach
(American sculptor, painter, and lithographer, born in Lithuania, 1889–1966)
MediumAlabaster
Dimensions10 × 17 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (25.4 × 45.1 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineSpecial Purchase Fund, 1956
Object number1956-1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextWilliam Zorach was among the sculptors who revived direct carving in the middle of the 20th century. He carved directly into stone, developing an extraordinary sensitivity to his materials. Here he used the subtle translucency of alabaster to create an image of motherhood that glows warmly when lit.
