Detail View: The AMICA Library: Head, Titanic Memorial
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AMICA ID:
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WMAA.31.81
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1875-1942
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
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Title:
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Head for Titanic Memorial
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Title Type:
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Title
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Title:
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Head, Titanic Memorial
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Title Type:
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Title Variation
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1922
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Creation Start Date:
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1922
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Creation End Date:
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1922
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Materials and Techniques:
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Marble on marble base
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Dimensions:
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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.
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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48.10
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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20.32
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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23.81
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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31.81
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
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Inscriptions:
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On reverse lower right in neck: 1922. On reverse lower right in neckOCH 10/19/1993 ,Satisfactory ,Soiled overall ,
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Collection of the artist, 1922-1931
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Context - Date:
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1922 - 1922
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Context - Person:
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Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt
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Context - Person:
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Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt
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Exhibition History:
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"Between the Wars: Women Artists of the Whitney Studio Club and Museum"
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Exhibition History:
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"In a Classical Vein: Selections from the Permanent Collection"
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Exhibition History:
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The Enduring Figure 1890s-1970s: Sixteen Sculptors from the National Association of WomenArtists
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Related Work Description:
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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).
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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WMAA.00975.tif
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