The Young Mother
1896
Sculptor, American, 1872 - 1955
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 31.75 × 31.75 × 39.37 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.3737
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; bequest June 1955 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2002
Gilded Cage: Views of American Women, 1873–1921, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 13 July - 27 August 2002, unpublished checklist.
2003
The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 July 2003 - 18 October 2004, unpublished checklist.
2004
Figuratively Speaking: The Human Form in American Art, 1770-1950, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 20 November 2004 - 7 August 2005, unpublished checklist.
2009
American Bronzes from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 April 2009 - 2013, no catalogue.
Bibliography
1987
Banta, Martha. Imaging American Women: Ideas and Ideals in Cultural History. New York, 1987.
Inscriptions
on top of base, back left: Bessie O. Potter / 1896 / copyright
Wikidata ID
Q63863788