Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Philip M. Lydig (1879-1929)
Object Number:
1951.462
Date:
1928
Medium:
Ochre brown painted plaster mixed with sand and hemp
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 21 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 71.1 x 54.6 x 21 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: under proper left shoulder: "RITA-1928 MH"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
Hoffman, the sculptor, was a good friend of the subject (née Rita de Acosta), and wrote of her in her book, "Heads and Tales" (1936, p. 68): "She had always attracted me as an exotic and fascinating personality, the perfect hostess who knew the art of making each guest feel himself the special attraction of the evening. No dull moment was ever permitted in her brilliant salons, at which were gathered together the various leaders of the intelligentsia, musicians, poets, and artists of her time."
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
