Seated Figure: "Liberty"

c. 1938

Elizabeth Moutal

Associated Names
Elizabeth Moutal

Artist, American, 1909 - 2000

The sculpture features a young girl standing upright in a flowing garment with shades of pink and a detailed patterned design at the neckline. She wears a blue outer garment and a headpiece with the word "LIBERTY" in gold letters. She has a calm expression, styled hair, and stands on a decorated base with floral motifs reading "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." To her left is a dog with a book in its mouth, and to her right is a shelf-like extension with a carved flower and greenery. The sculpture is vibrant with colors like red, green, blue, and gold.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 52 x 34.5 cm (20 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10148

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. 5, as Liberty.

2014

  • Folk Art and American Modernism, American Folk Art Museum, New York, 2014 - 2015, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, pl. XII.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 796, no. 2821.

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. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q64558764

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