Conquest of Nature, (Proposal for Fountain of Horses, Study for No.

William Zorach, Conquest of Nature, (Proposal for Fountain of Horses, Study for No., 1939, painted and varnished terra cotta on wood base, 6 1⁄8 x 3 1⁄4 x 1 5⁄8 in. (15.6 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.42

Artwork Details

Title
Conquest of Nature, (Proposal for Fountain of Horses, Study for No.
Artist
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 1⁄8 x 3 1⁄4 x 1 5⁄8 in. (15.6 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift from the collection of the Zorach children
Mediums
Mediums Description
painted and varnished terra cotta on wood base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
Object Number
1976.145.42
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.145.42

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Date1935
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Ross Moffett, Woman with Red Hair, ca. 1922-1925, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.6, ©, Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo
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Ross Moffett, Women Waving, Four-Masted Ship, 1927, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.8, ©, Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo
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Date1927
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Ross Moffett, Section of Basalt through Polarizing Microscope, 1941, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.25
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Date1941
monotype on paper
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