Head of Orpheus

1936

Carl Milles

Sculptor, American, born Sweden, 1875 - 1955

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    iron

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 101.6 x 55.9 cm (40 x 22 in.)

  • Accession

    1964.8.3

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift 1941 from Edith G. Rosenwald to her husband, Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, Pennsylvania;[1] gift 1964 to NGA.
[1] According to notes in NGA curatorial files. Lessing Rosenwald's fiftieth birthday was 10 February 1941, and on this occasion he recieved a congratulatory telegram from Olga and Carl Milles (NGA Gallery Archives, Record Group 17b, Rosenwald Collection papers, Box 16 [1941], Misc: Scrapbook [Jan-May 1941]). The head was probably purchased directly from the artist; 1947 and 1950 insurance records in the Rosenwald Collection papers give Mr. Rosenwald's fiftieth birthday as the purchase date. On a list dated 22 February 1943, the sculpture is listed as owned by Robert L. Rosenwald, Lessing Rosenwald's son (NGA Gallery Archives, Record Group 17b, Rosenwald Collection papers, box 23, file: 1943 - Institutions: National Gallery of Art).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Extended loan for use by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1990-

Bibliography

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 162.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 152, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63854570

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