Object Details
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- William Zorach enjoyed carving heads because they offered limitless variety. Small carved heads make up more than one-third of his sculpture. The heads are not based on particular people, but were carved according to the shape, color, and texture of the stones he found while vacationing in Maine.
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- “The most simple forms can have a beautiful rhythm.” William Zorach, Zorach Explains Sculpture, 1947
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- William Zorach, born Eurburg, Lithuania 1889-died Bath, ME 1966
- Date
- ca. 1958-1962
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
- Medium
- carved stone
- Dimensions
- 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
