Art Institute of Chicago
Female Dancer
Elie Nadelman · c. 1920
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; by descent in his family; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Whitney Museum of American Art, The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman, 1882–1946, Sept. 23–Nov. 30, 1975, cat. 72; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Dec. 18, 1975–Feb. 15, 1976.
- Newark Museum, American Bronze Sculpture, 1850 to the Present, Oct. 18, 1984–Feb. 3, 1985, cat. 52.
- San Antonio, Texas, McNay Art Museum, Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk, June 12–Aug. 19, 2001, pl. 16; Pittsburgh, Frick Art and Historical Center, Sept. 21–Dec. 30, 2001, cat. 16.
Literature
Published references
- Lincoln Kirstein, “Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of the Dance,” Dance Index, vol. 7, no. 6 (1948), 131–51, ill. cover.
- Lincoln Kirstein, "Elie Nadelman (1973) p. 296, no. 97, as Standing Female Dancer.
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