Object Details
- Artist
- Samuel Rothbort, born Wolkovisk, Russia 1882-died New York City 1971
- Luce Center Label
- Samuel Rothbort developed work in wood and stone during the 1930s. He never used commercial materials and instead salvaged pieces of driftwood, fieldstone, and even old fence posts for his carvings. Jonah and the Whale was carved from an uneven block of granite, in which the soft lines and rough texture evoke Rothbort’s belief that he “released” the image from within the stone.
- Luce Object Quote
- “When I work in [stone] I feel immortal and the subject springs out of the material.” Samuel Rothbort, quoted in Hollis Taggart Galleries Exhibition Catalogue, 1969
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ida Rothbort, Daughter
- ca. 1930s
- Object number
- 1996.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- granite
- Dimensions
- 10 x 15 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (25.4 x 40.0 x 22.0 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 46B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\whale
- Religion\Old Testament\Jonah
- Record ID
- saam_1996.14
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ae93115b-7dc5-43ec-9658-e09e925cfdc7
