The Dancers
model 1971, cast 1982
Artist, American, 1924 - 2000

Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze with white patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall installed: 179.07 x 269.24 x 180.34 cm (70 1/2 x 106 x 71 in.)
base: 12 x 396.3 x 304.8 cm (4 3/4 x 156 x 120 in.) -
Accession
1983.78.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; purchased 2 February 1983 through (Sidney Janis Gallery, New York) by NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1988
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 45, repro.
1989
Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: 118, repro. 119.
1991
Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 5, color repro.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 215, repro.
Inscriptions
on proper left side of right heel of figure with her left leg raised in low arabesque: (Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture stamp)
Markings
FM: Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture
Wikidata ID
Q63860846