Head of a Woman | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.154
People: Gutzon Borglum, American (S. Charles, ID 1871 - 1941 Chicago, IL)
Title: Head of a Woman
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: 19th-20th century
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/230249

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

14 x 7.9 x 4 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l. side of base: Gutzon Borglum

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.
Dumbarton Oaks.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1942.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Accession Year: 1942
Object Number: 1942.154
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, Peter G. Huenink, Earl A. Powell III, Harry Z. Rand, and Nanette C. Sexton, American Art at Harvard, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1972), cat. 127, ill.

Exhibition History

American Art at Harvard, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1972 - 06/18/1972

Verification Level

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1942.154: Head of a Woman