The Kiss
1906
Sculptor, American, 1872 - 1955
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 14.61 × 15.24 × 10.16 cm (5 3/4 × 6 × 4 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.3743
More About this Artwork
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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Gilded Cage: Views of American Women, 1873–1921, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 13 July - 27 August 2002, unpublished checklist.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The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 July 2003 - 18 October 2004, unpublished checklist.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The Human Form in American Art, 1770-1950, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 20 November 2004 - 7 August 2005, unpublished checklist.
Bibliography
2008
Aronson, Julie. Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women. Athens, OH, 2008: 132-134, 155.
Inscriptions
on edge of base, back left: Bessie Potter Vonnoh A1; on metal tab, back bottom: No A7[?]; on edge of base, back center: R.B.W.
Markings
FM: Roman Bronze Works
Wikidata ID
Q63863797