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Boy and Panther Cub

1915
sculptor

Malvina Hoffman

(American, 1887–1966)
Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 171.5 cm (67 1/2 in.)
Weight: approx. 2000 lbs.
Credit Line
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.797
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
WT West Terrace
Print
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The faun's pose derives from classical ballet.

Description

American artist Malvina Hoffman created this garden sculpture featuring a faun holding a small panther cub with his left arm while dangling a bunch of grapes over its open mouth. This particular bronze cast was commissioned by prominent Cleveland industrialist John L. Severance and was given to the museum after his death.
A dark green, textured bronze sculpture depicts a slender, nude man facing right while balancing on one leg. He cradles a panther cub in his left arm, reaching his right overhead to dangle grapes into the cub's open mouth. The figure has a wide smile and muscular build. He stands on a small bronze base atop a white marble plinth before a stone railing.

Boy and Panther Cub

1915

Malvina Hoffman

(American, 1887–1966)
America

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