The Kiss

1906

Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Sculptor, American, 1872 - 1955

Bessie Potter Vonnoh

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Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; bequest June 1955 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Gilded Cage: Views of American Women, 1873–1921, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 13 July - 27 August 2002, unpublished checklist.

2003

  • The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 July 2003 - 18 October 2004, unpublished checklist.

2004

  • Figuratively Speaking: The Human Form in American Art, 1770-1950, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 20 November 2004 - 7 August 2005, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

2008

  • Aronson, Julie. Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women. Athens, OH, 2008: 132-134, 155.

Inscriptions

on edge of base, back left: Bessie Potter Vonnoh A1; on metal tab, back bottom: No A7[?]; on edge of base, back center: R.B.W.

Markings

FM: Roman Bronze Works

Wikidata ID

Q63863797


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