Baby Robin

Object Details

Artist

Paul Wayland Bartlett, born New Haven, CT 1865-died Paris, France 1925

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Paul Wayland Bartlett developed his abilities as an animalier while working under the French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet. They sketched and modeled animals at the Jardin des Plantes, a famous botanical garden in Paris. Frémiet usually depicted the peaceable side of animal life in his sculptures and often modeled his creatures in family groups. Bartlett followed this example in Baby Robin, in which the young bird is expressive without being depicted sentimentally. The inquisitive eyes and alert pose create an endearing image of a fragile creature.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III

modeled ca. 1890-1895

Object number

1958.11.19

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Sculpture

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

3 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.8 x 6.7 x 9.6 cm)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Animal\bird\robin

Record ID

saam_1958.11.19

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a90c9452-d27b-4db6-951b-b139ffcb71bc