Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- William Zorach had a strong interest in the nude female form, which he simplified greatly in his torsos, emphasizing the smooth contours and basic shapes. Although Zorach used similar proportions in many of them, the type of material often determined the form. For example, the extremely hard granite of Torso made it more difficult to carve, resulting in a simpler design than the softer marble of Undaunted (Roberta Tarbell, Catalogue Raisonné of William Zorach’s Carved Sculpture, 1976).
- Luce Object Quote
- “A fragment of [sculpture] may be sublime.” Artist quoted in Roberta Tarbell, Catalogue Raisonné of William Zorach’s Carved Sculpture, 1976
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- William Zorach, born Eurburg, Lithuania 1889-died Bath, ME 1966
- Date
- 1963
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
- Medium
- cast plaster
- Dimensions
- 23 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (60.0 x 27.4 x 20.9 cm.)
- Type
- Sculpture
