The Hero

David Smith

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Caption

David Smith (American, 1906–1965). The Hero, 1952. Steel, paint, overall: 75 × 25 1/2 × 11 3/4 in., 104 lb. (190.5 × 64.8 × 29.8 cm, 47.17kg) base (only): 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (29.8 × 29.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 57.185. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Hero

Date

1952

Medium

Steel, paint

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

overall: 75 × 25 1/2 × 11 3/4 in., 104 lb. (190.5 × 64.8 × 29.8 cm, 47.17kg) base (only): 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (29.8 × 29.8 cm)

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

57.185

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