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Head
Accession # 39.560
Artist Alexander Stirling Calder
Title Head
Date ca. 1921
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 17 5/16 x 15 3/8 x 10 in. (44 x 39.1 x 25.4 cm)
Signed Incised along bottom edge at proper right (in script), "Calder"
Credit Line Gift of Sam A. Lewisohn
Location Visible Storage: Case 29, Shelf D (Sculpture)
Description Chest-length bust of a youth looking over raised proper left shoulder; chin-length wavy hair; wears loose tunic with open neck and soft collar; dark brown patina. Condition: Good, some bluish powdery substance in crevices and wear on tip of nose.