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Goddess

1921–24
(American, 1882–1946)
America
marble
with base: 58.1 x 23.5 x 36.2 cm (22 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.576
Location: not on view
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During the Second World War, Elie Nadelman volunteered at the Bronx Veterans Hospital, teaching ceramics in the occupational therapy department.

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Sculptor Elie Nadelman once stated, “I employ no other line than the curve, which possesses freshness and force.” This approach is manifest in Goddess, a white marble head of a woman whose composition emphasizes smooth spherical shapes.
Goddess

Goddess

1921–24

Elie Nadelman

(American, 1882–1946)
America

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