Angel's Head

n.d.

Herbert Adams

Associated Names
Herbert Adams

Sculptor, American, 1858 - 1945

The sculpture is a relief of a female figure in profile. The subject's features include flowing hair that sweeps back from her face, and she appears to be looking forward with a serene expression. The sculpture is mainly of a beige or light brown color. The sculpted surface of the medallion is a circular shape, and the figure seen within it is carved delicately to show fine details of the face, hair, and partial shoulder. There is an 'A' monogram located at the bottom left of the relief.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; by inheritance to his wife, Adeline Adams [1859-1948, née Adeline Valentine Pond], Brooklyn; gift 19 October 1945 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1930.

1993

  • Beaux-Arts to Moderne: Roots of Modern Sculpture, Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, 22 June - 13 August 1993, no. 1.

Inscriptions

lower left, in monogram: HA; across center reverse: HERBERT ADAMS / Sc.

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