Detail View: The AMICA Library: Man's Head in Top Hat

AMICA ID: 
WMAA.99.90.1
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Name: 
Nadelman, Elie
Creator Nationality: 
European; Eastern European; Polish
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
Polish, 1882-1946
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Elie Nadelman
Title: 
Man's Head in Top Hat
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
ca. 1918
Creation Start Date: 
1918
Creation End Date: 
1918
Materials and Techniques: 
Painted galvano-plastique with painted burlap covered wood base
Dimensions: 
Overall 30 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 12 in. (77.47 x 57.15 x 30.48 cm.) Bust 27 x 22 1/2 x 10 in. Base 3 1/2 x 16 x 12 in.
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
77.47
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
57.15
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Depth
Measurement Value: 
30.48
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
99.90.1
Credit Line: 
Purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund
Inscriptions: 
"29" in ink on tape on base "81" in ink on yellow sticker on base " OCH 10/14/1999 ,Fragile ,Metal must not touch object as it can easily shatter the material. ,
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Estate of the artist/Salander O'Reilly Gallery
Context - Date: 
1918 - 1918
Context - Person: 
Nadelman Elie
Context - Person: 
Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund, The
Context - Person: 
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries
Exhibition History: 
Talk of the Town: Guy Pene du Bois and Elie Nadelman
Exhibition History: 
Highlights of the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century (Elie Nadelman)
Related Image Identifier Link: 
WMAA.00326.tif