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Dancing Figure

Artist: Elie Nadelman, American, 1882-1946
Medium: Bronze with stone base
Place Made: North America
Dates: ca. 1916-1918
Dimensions: Height: 29 7/8 in. (75.9 cm)
Signature: Unsigned
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Making Art: Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 38.693
Credit Line: Gift of Sam Lewisohn
Image: Overall, 38.693_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Stylized figure of dancer in pose: head turned over proper right shoulder, arms raised at left side of head, kneels on left knee with right leg bent out in front; wears skirt tied at waist with ribbon and short boots or socks; figure is nude above waist; curly hair tied up with ribbon; supported on rectangular black stone base. Condition: Good, few chips around edges of base.

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