The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Head of Gertrude
1947
(American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1889–1966)
Overall: 53.3 x 26 x 33.7 cm (21 x 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Gift of the Schoener Family 1974.62
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
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.- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Reproduced: p. 83; Mentioned: p. 102, no. 143 www.jstor.org
- The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1974.62