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Right to the Jaw

Artist: Mahonri M. Young, American, 1877-1957
Medium: Bronze
Dates: ca. 1926-1927
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 9 in. (36.8 x 52.1 x 22.9 cm)
Signature: Inscribed on top of base, along front edge: "©" and "MAHONRi / NO 2" and "[fingerprint]"
Inscriptions: Inscribed on base: "MARio KORBEL"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 28.422
Credit Line: Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Overall, 28.422_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of two shirtless men boxing on a rectangular base; lean, muscular figures, one figure bends forward, holding body in arch while he throws a punch with proper right hand; other figure reels back and tries to block punch with raised proper right arm. Condition: Good

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