Girl Skating

Abastenia St. Léger Eberle, Girl Skating, modeled 1906, bronze, 12 7⁄8 x 11 1⁄2 x 6 3⁄4 in. (32.8 x 29.2 x 17.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation, 2011.29
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Artwork Details

Title
Girl Skating
Artist
Date
modeled 1906
Location
Dimensions
12 7⁄8 x 11 1⁄2 x 6 3⁄4 in. (32.8 x 29.2 x 17.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — child — full length
  • Recreation — sport and play — skating
Object Number
2011.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2011.29

Artwork Description

Abastenia Eberle created several bronze casts of Girl Skating (also known as Roller Skating or Girl with Roller Skate). A year after she was elected to the National Sculpture Society, Eberle exhibited Girl Skating in New York City and Philadelphia. As her first piece that displayed the children of Manhattan's streets, it marked the beginning of her focus on urban poverty. Eberle addressed social issues in this sculpture while capturing the spirit of these poor communities. Girl Skating's uneven surfaces accentuate the girl's tattered appearance, yet her outstretched arms and open-mouthed expression still convey joy and the thrill of play.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Abastenia St. Léger Eberle, Girl Skating, modeled 1906, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation, 2011.29
Girl Skating
Artist
Datemodeled 1906
bronze
On view
Abastenia St. Léger Eberle, You Dare Touch My Child, ca. 1914-1916, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of the artist), 2020.20.64
You Dare Touch My Child
Artist
Dateca. 1914-1916
bronze
Not on view

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