Sarah Malcolm Freeborn (American, 1861–1906). On the Heights, 1893. Marble, 33 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (84.5 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Sarah M. Freeborn, 07.418. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.418_glass_bw.jpg)
Sarah Malcolm Freeborn (American, 1861–1906). On the Heights, 1893. Marble, 33 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (84.5 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Sarah M. Freeborn, 07.418. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.418_bw.jpg)
On the Heights
Sarah Malcolm Freeborn
American Art
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Marble
DATES
1893
DIMENSIONS
33 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (84.5 x 26.7 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Inscribed on base at back: "S.M. Freeborne, Firenze 1893"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
07.418
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Sarah M. Freeborn
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Full-length statue of a young nude boy standing next to a tree trunk covered by vines; boy in contrapposto pose with head tilted backwards and to the proper right, he reaches up and touches top of trunk with proper right arm; proper left arm rests against his body; stands on an irregular, mounded base.
Condition: Good
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Sarah Malcolm Freeborn (American, 1861–1906). On the Heights, 1893. Marble, 33 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (84.5 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Sarah M. Freeborn, 07.418. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.418_glass_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 07.418_glass_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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