| Accession # |
20.990.3 |
|
Artist |
Helen Farnsworth Mears
|
| Title |
Death Uncovering Its Face and Showing It To Be Life |
| Date |
1916 |
| Medium |
Bronze |
| Dimensions |
15 x 8 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (38.1 x 21 x 22.2 cm) |
| Signed |
Inscribed on top of base, proper left rear corner: "HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARS. Sc. / © 1918 by MARY MEARS." |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Mary Mears |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 32, Shelf H (Sculpture)
|
| Description |
Sketch for statue of seated female figure wearing long robes; with her proper right hand holds a gathered bunching of her robes that runs around the back of her neck and across the front of her chest; facing frontally with her proper right foot placed farther forward than her left; seated on a square block; overall light brown patina and loosely modeled surface.
Condition: Good |
