La Grande Penelope, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Bourdelle, Emile Antoine 1861-1929
founder
Unknown (Switzerland)
Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978.
Summary
A standing woman in a long dress with her chin resting on her proper left hand and her eyes lowered in a pensive attitude.
Modeled 1912.; Cast 1956
Control number
IAS 87600023
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Bronze
Owner/Location
Honolulu Academy of Arts 900 South Beretania Street Honolulu Hawaii 96814 Accession Number: 3334.1
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Mythology--Classical--Penelope
Figure female
Record ID
siris_ari_295593
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