Mother and Child

© Estate of William Zorach / Zabriskie Gallery. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Mus…
© Estate of William Zorach / Zabriskie Gallery
Mother and Child
© Estate of William Zorach / Zabriskie Gallery. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Mother and Child

Datec. 1955
Artist (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 view
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
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.
© Blaise Batko. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or pub…
Blaise Batko
not dated
© Estate of William Zorach/ Zabriskie Gallery. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Muse…
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c. 1920–23
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