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Head of Gertrude

1947
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William Zorach

(American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1889–1966)
Culture
America
Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 53.3 x 26 x 33.7 cm (21 x 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Schoener Family 1974.62
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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As a teenager, William Zorach sold newspapers on Public Square in Cleveland.

Description

Cleveland-raised sculptor William Zorach carved Head of Gertrude from a single block of gray-veined white marble. Although the figure’s face and ears are polished, her hair and the base of her neck are in a more roughly textured state. Zorach dusted these coarser areas with red pigment, giving them a slight pink tonality.

Head of Gertrude

1947

William Zorach

(American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1889–1966)
America

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