COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
WMAA.31.81
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1875-1942
Gender:
F
Creator Name-CRT:
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Title:
Head for Titanic Memorial
Title Type:
Title
Title:
Head, Titanic Memorial
Title Type:
Title Variation
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1922
Creation Start Date:
1922
Creation End Date:
1922
Materials and Techniques:
Marble on marble base
Dimensions:
Overall 18 15/16 x 8 x 9 3/8 in.(48.1 x 20.32 x 23.81 cm. )Base 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Height
Measurement Value:
48.10
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Width
Measurement Value:
20.32
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Depth
Measurement Value:
23.81
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Unit:
cm
AMICA Contributor:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
31.81
Credit Line:
Gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Inscriptions:
On reverse lower right in neck: 1922. On reverse lower right in neckOCH 10/19/1993 ,Satisfactory ,Soiled overall ,
Provenance:
Collection of the artist, 1922-1931
Context - Date:
1922 - 1922
Context - Person:
Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt
Context - Person:
Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt
Exhibition History:
"Between the Wars: Women Artists of the Whitney Studio Club and Museum"
Exhibition History:
"In a Classical Vein: Selections from the Permanent Collection"
Exhibition History:
The Enduring Figure 1890s-1970s: Sixteen Sculptors from the National Association of WomenArtists
Related Work Description:
TITANIC MEMORIAL, 1914-31, granite, 15' high, S.W.Waterfront Park, off P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.HEAD FOR TITANIC MEMORIAL, black marble, Collection of theLuxembourg Museum, Paris (See WMAA, MEMORIAL EXHIBITION,1943, exhibition catalogue)Seven bronze casts were made in 1919, 4 3/8 in. high,with base 8 1/4 in. high. Cast no. 1 in collection ofD. Frederick Baker (see Artist File, WMAA Library).
Related Image Identifier Link:
WMAA.00975.tif
