Andrew W. Mellon

1927

Jo Davidson

Artist, American, 1883 - 1952

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.6 x 52.1 x 27.9 cm (21 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 11 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.8.43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased by Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; his estate; deeded 8 March 1938 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • [Retrospective Exhibition of the Works of Jo Davidson], American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 1947-1948.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 174, repro.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 65, repro.

Inscriptions

on back: Jo Davidson - Paris - 1927; on back, stamped: CIRE / VALSUANI / PERDUE

Markings

FM: Valsuani

Wikidata ID

Q63809790

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