Marion Kirk, Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk [Bronze]
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Title
Marion Kirk, Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk [Bronze]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Portrait of Marion Kirk (Daughter of Author Nevill Kirk), 1933
Bronze, cast 1933
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.017
Arthur Nevill Kirk (1881 1958) executed the metalwork for Christ Church Cranbrook, taught at Cranbrook School, and was director of the metal workshop at Cranbrook Academy of Art between 1927 and 1933. Fredericks portrayed Kirk's daughter the year after Fredericks joined the staff of Cranbrook, an innovative school in suburban Detroit organized along the lines of arts and crafts institutes popular in England from the turn of the century.
Bronze, cast 1933
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.017
Arthur Nevill Kirk (1881 1958) executed the metalwork for Christ Church Cranbrook, taught at Cranbrook School, and was director of the metal workshop at Cranbrook Academy of Art between 1927 and 1933. Fredericks portrayed Kirk's daughter the year after Fredericks joined the staff of Cranbrook, an innovative school in suburban Detroit organized along the lines of arts and crafts institutes popular in England from the turn of the century.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1933
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
11.25" x 8" x 7.25"
Materials
Bronze
Catalog Number
1994.017
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM
Notes
From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992):
Memo dated October 23, 1991:
"While doing the inventory at Mr. Fredericks' studio I discovered that the portrait head we had been calling Joan Raseman is the Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk. Molly told me that when the gallery was being planned they put both names on the floor plan, not knowing how many would fit in the display case. They figured they could omit it from the floor plan. At the beginning of the summer Michale told me that we do not have the Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk so I changed our records. I have now changed our records again."
Memo dated October 23, 1991:
"While doing the inventory at Mr. Fredericks' studio I discovered that the portrait head we had been calling Joan Raseman is the Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk. Molly told me that when the gallery was being planned they put both names on the floor plan, not knowing how many would fit in the display case. They figured they could omit it from the floor plan. At the beginning of the summer Michale told me that we do not have the Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk so I changed our records. I have now changed our records again."
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Marion Kirk, Daughter of Arthur Nevill Kirk [Bronze],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5207.