Offrande

Offrande

Malvina HoffmanWW-1919-022875
1919·Bronze·48.3 × 55.9 × 15.2 cm (19 × 22 × 6 in.)

Catalogue

Year
1919
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
48.3 × 55.9 × 15.2 cm (19 × 22 × 6 in.)

Artist

Malvina Hoffman
Malvina Hoffman

Sculpture

Malvina Cornell Hoffman was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and significant individuals. She was particularly known for her sculptures of dancers, such as Anna Pavlova. Her sculpture series of culturally diverse people, entitled Hall of the Races of Mankind, was a popular permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. It was featured at the Century of Progress International Exposition at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933.

New York City

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Year
1919
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
48.3 × 55.9 × 15.2 cm (19 × 22 × 6 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1919-022875

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Malvina Hoffman

Malvina Hoffman

Sculpture

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