The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Nude Walking Like an Egyptian

Nude Walking Like an Egyptian

1917
(American, 1886–1981)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 21.8 x 13.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 49.2 x 35.1 cm (19 3/8 x 13 13/16 in.); Paper: 21.8 x 13.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.316
Location: not on view

Description

Ancient Egyptians depicted the human figure following conventions that, to contemporary eyes, appear to view the same body from different perspectives. This and other Egyptian styles and motifs inspired artists, architects, designers, and even dancers in the 19th and early 20th century, as evidenced in Struss’s photograph. This figural study belongs to The Female Figure, a portfolio of nude studies that Struss published for artists to use. He employed three painters to consult on the poses, which were executed by models and dancers.
  • Unknown
    ?-2012
    George Stephanopoulos [1961-], New York, NY
    December 3, 2012
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1, 2023-January 28, 2024).
    Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-May 24, 2016).
  • {{cite web|title=Nude Walking Like an Egyptian|url=false|author=Karl F. Struss|year=1917|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.316