Atlante, one of four, from Hugh J. Chisholm Mansion, 813 Fifth Avenue, NYC, ca. 1899. Limestone, 72 x 18 x 18 in. (182.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery Society, 65.130.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Photo: Paula Abreu Pita, BkM_exterior_Sculpture_Garden_20240910_DIG_03_Paula_Abreu_Pita_PS22.jpg)
Atlante, one of four, from Hugh J. Chisholm Mansion, 813 Fifth Avenue, NYC, ca. 1899. Limestone, 72 x 18 x 18 in. (182.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery Society, 65.130.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Photo: Paula Abreu Pita, BkM_exterior_Sculpture_Garden_20240910_DIG_06_Paula_Abreu_Pita_PS22.jpg)
Atlante, one of four, from Hugh J. Chisholm Mansion, 813 Fifth Avenue, NYC
American Art
On View: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
MEDIUM
Limestone
DATES
ca. 1899
DIMENSIONS
72 x 18 x 18 in. (182.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
65.130.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery Society
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Set of four limestone Atlantes (sculptural supports in the form of a man). Four bare-chested men with drapery around their waists, attached at back to pilasters, and supporting a now missing ledge with arm or arms. Two hold both hands over heads; two have one arm above head, other arm holding drapery. The figures adorned the facade of the Hugh J. Chisholm house until 1961, when the structure, along with two adjoining houses, was torn down to make way for an apartment building.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
CAPTION
Atlante, one of four, from Hugh J. Chisholm Mansion, 813 Fifth Avenue, NYC, ca. 1899. Limestone, 72 x 18 x 18 in. (182.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery Society, 65.130.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Photo: Paula Abreu Pita, BkM_exterior_Sculpture_Garden_20240910_DIG_03_Paula_Abreu_Pita_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE
BkM_exterior_Sculpture_Garden_20240910_DIG_03_Paula_Abreu_Pita_PS22.jpg. Photo: Paula Abreu Pita, 2024
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