Look 194 – Film Achievement Award

William Zorach, Look 194--Film Achievement Award, 1940s, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.177

Artwork Details

Title
Look 194 – Film Achievement Award
Artist
Date
1940s
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — head
  • Performing arts
Object Number
1968.154.177
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.154.177

Artwork Description

William Zorach designed this medal in the 1940s, perhaps to accompany Look magazine's yearly award to notable figures in the film industry. Recipients of the award include Bette Davis, who won in 1951 for All About Eve.

Works by this artist (744 items)

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William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8
Seated Girl (with hands under legs)
Artist
Date1930
cast and patinated plaster
On view
William Zorach, Mother and Child (study), ca. 1926, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.153
Mother and Child (study)
Artist
Dateca. 1926
plaster
On view
William Zorach, The Builder (study for Chase Bank), ca. 1960, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.29
The Builder (study for Chase Bank)
Artist
Dateca. 1960
cast and patinated plaster
On view
William Zorach, Small Head, ca. 1958-1962, carved stone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.9
Small Head
Artist
Dateca. 1958-1962
carved stone
On view