Bulto

1938

Eldora P. Lorenzini

Associated Names
Eldora P. Lorenzini

Artist, American, 1910 - 1993

The sculpture depicts a man and a woman standing on a platform. The man is larger than the woman, holding a tall green staff in one hand and raising his other hand near his face. He is dressed in a brown coat with a green lining and yellow trim, and has a beard and long hair. The woman, wearing a green dress with red accents and a patterned collar, stands to his right, holding onto the man's coat. At their feet are two white and black animals with two heads, resembling cows, and they appear to be pulling a small cart or sled. The sculpture is primarily painted in earthy tones of brown, green, and cream, and appears to be made of a material such as wood or a carved composite. The figures stand upon a base with a rugged and weathered appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and pen and ink, over graphite with scraping on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.9 x 40.2 cm (22 x 15 13/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11" high; 10 3/4 wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16638

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 7, as Bulto of San Isidro.

2019

  • Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 28 Jan 2018-13 May 2018; High Museum of Art, Atlanta 24 Jun 2018-30 Sep 2018; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 18 Nov 2018-18 Mar 2019, cat. 9.

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 34, no. 62.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 7.

2018

  • Cooke, Lynne. Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum, 2018: 136, no. 9.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Lorenzini -- Aug 29, 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64558173

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