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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday women portrait two artist sculptor hoffman stfrancisofassisi anne morgan annemorgan malvina hoffman malvinahoffman sculpture flag flags hat hats fur coat american necklace fern smithsonian american art museum smithsonianamericanartmuseum Description: Malvina Hoffman is best known for her commission to sculpt a head of each race of man by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. She spent 5 years traveling the world, getting frostbite on the island of Hokkaido modeling Ainu tribe members and adventuring in the jungles of Bali where she sculpted the lovely temple dancers. In all, over 100 ethnographic types were sculpted for the installation called the Hall of Man. She had a gift for capturing the essence of movement in her other works and specialized in sculptures of dancers as well. Outside of art, she was passionate about seeking aid for refugees, and worked for Yugoslavian relief after World War I. Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Culture: American Date: 1930 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5826 Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists. Accession number: J0001710 Description: Malvina Hoffman is best known for her commission to sculpt a head of each race of man by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. She spent 5 years traveling the world, getting frostbite on the island of Hokkaido modeling Ainu tribe members and adventuring in the jungles of Bali where she sculpted the lovely temple dancers. In all, over 100 ethnographic types were sculpted for the installation called the Hall of Man. She had a gift for capturing the essence of movement in her other works and specialized in sculptures of dancers as well. Outside of art, she was passionate about seeking aid for refugees, and worked for Yugoslavian relief after World War I. Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Culture: American Date: 1930 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5826 Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists. Accession number: J0001710 | ||||
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