Detail View: The AMICA Library: The White Negress
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1966.4
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Brâncusi, Constantin
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Romanian
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French; 1876-1957; b. Romania//Romanian; 1876-1957 (++)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Constantin Brâncusi
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Title:
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The White Negress
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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view: left 3/4 profile
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Creation Date:
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1928
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Creation Start Date:
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1928
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Creation End Date:
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1928
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Materials and Techniques:
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White marble, black marble, stone, and wood
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Classification Term:
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Marble
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Subject Description:
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Base in three parts: a) lowest wooden section in form of two half cylinders joined on curved sides, b) white stone block, c) black marble Greek cross. Marble: H:19-1/2' x W: 5-3/4' x D: 7-1/2'; section a (lowest wood form) of base: H: 17-1/2' x W: 17-1/2 x 13 (split in several places); white stone block: H: 21' x 20 x 16-1/2 (chipped at edges); Marble Greek cross: H: 10-1/8' x 14-1/2 x 14-1/2 (chipped at edges & corners)
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Balkan States,Romania
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Dimensions:
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sculpture: 19 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (49.5 x 14.5 x 19. cm); black marble base: 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.9 x 36.9 x 25.4 cm); stone base: 21 x 20 x 16 1/2 in. (53.3 x 50.8 x 42 cm); wood base: 17 3/4 x 17 x 13 3/4 in. (45.1 x 43.2 x 35 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1966.4
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Grant J. Pick Collection
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Inscriptions:
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Signed on bottom: C. Brancusi 1928
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Copyright:
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? Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.C35541.TIF
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