Mother and Child
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Object Details
- Artist
- Eugene Kormendi, born Budapest, Austria-Hungary 1889-died Washington, DC 1959
- Luce Center Label
- Eugene Kormendi often worked on a small scale, carving figures from richly colored woods. He frequently used religious themes, and Mother and Child may have been the inspiration for his large sculpture of the Virgin and child at the College of New Rochelle in New York. In this piece, Kormendi used simple forms and soft textures to create the familiar and comfortable scene of a woman nursing her baby.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi
- n.d.
- Object number
- 1964.4.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (41.4 x 16.8 x 20.7 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 47B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group\family\mother and child
- Record ID
- saam_1964.4.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7834005b3-726f-47b9-b0e8-668d5148fa81
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