Cordelia

Pierce Francis Connelly, Cordelia, 1865, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Florence Ebbs, 1998.43.2
Pierce Francis Connelly, Cordelia, 1865, marble, 21 x 20 x 9 1⁄2 in. (53.4 x 50.8 x 24.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Florence Ebbs, 1998.43.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Cordelia
Artist
Date
1865
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
21 x 20 x 9 1⁄2 in. (53.4 x 50.8 x 24.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Florence Ebbs
Mediums
Mediums Description
marble
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — character — Cordelia
  • Literature — Shakespeare — King Lear
  • Figure female — bust
Object Number
1998.43.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.43.2

Artwork Description

Pierce Francis Connelly modeled Cordelia after his elder sister, Adeline. Cordelia is the youngest daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear. In the play, Cordelia, the aging monarch’s only loyal child, battles to save her father’s kingdom. The Smithsonian Institution used this sculpture as a model for the faces of all the first lady mannequins in the National Museum of American History.

Works by this artist (42 items)

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Ross Moffett, Artist's Geology Lesson, 1935, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.37
Artist’s Geology Lesson
Artist
Date1935
oil on canvas
Not on view
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
Woman with Red Hair
Artist
Dateca. 1922-1925
monotype on paper
Not on view
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
Women Waving, Four-Masted Ship
Artist
Date1927
monotype on paper
Not on view
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
Section of Basalt through Polarizing Microscope
Artist
Date1941
monotype on paper
Not on view

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Date1917
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