Bacchante (Persephone), [Plaster]
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Title
Bacchante (Persephone), [Plaster]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Small-scale plaster cast painted green of Persephone. She is on a black painted wood base with a block of wood supporting her proper right leg under the knee. Depicts a nude woman on her proper left knee with her hands raised at head level. She has long braids.
The 1932 bronze won first prize for the Dance International 1900-1937, "Exhibit of Arts Relating to the Dance", Rockefeller Center, New York.
Bronze is 12 1/2 inches and is in the collection of the Cranbrook Art Museum.
Other works of Persephone (Bacchante) include:
Persephone (Bacchante) 1972, bronze, 6 feet, Greek Theatre Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Persephone (Bacchante) 1972, plaster, 6 feet, MFSM Enlarged from small scale model, 1932
The 1932 bronze won first prize for the Dance International 1900-1937, "Exhibit of Arts Relating to the Dance", Rockefeller Center, New York.
Bronze is 12 1/2 inches and is in the collection of the Cranbrook Art Museum.
Other works of Persephone (Bacchante) include:
Persephone (Bacchante) 1972, bronze, 6 feet, Greek Theatre Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Persephone (Bacchante) 1972, plaster, 6 feet, MFSM Enlarged from small scale model, 1932
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1932
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
13" h
Materials
Plaster
Paint
Wood
Paint
Wood
Catalog Number
2000.276
Object Location
Sculptors Studio
Provenance
11/15/2000 gifted to MFSM
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Bacchante (Persephone), [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 24, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/6372.