The Awakening

Helen Farnsworth Mears

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Helen Farnsworth Mears (American, 1871–1916). The Awakening, Designed 1914; Cast August 3, 1916. Bronze, 17 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 6 in. (43.8 x 17.5 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Mears, 20.990.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

The Awakening

Date

Designed 1914; Cast August 3, 1916

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

17 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 6 in. (43.8 x 17.5 x 15.2 cm)

Signatures

Inscribed on bottom edge at back: " .HELEN. FARNSWORTH. MEARS. SC." Inscribed on bottom edge at front right: "COPYRIGHTED. 1916. / BY. MARY. MEARS."

Markings

Foundry mark inscribed along bottom edge below tail: "GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS / QAKQ G [illegible symbols]"

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Mears

Accession Number

20.990.1

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