Faith Unguarded (Kneeling Female – Hands over Head)

William Zorach, Faith Unguarded (Kneeling Female--Hands over Head), ca. 1940, cast and painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.59
William Zorach, Faith Unguarded (Kneeling Female--Hands over Head), ca. 1940, cast and painted plaster, 7 3⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (19.7 x 8.6 x 8.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.59

Artwork Details

Title
Faith Unguarded (Kneeling Female – Hands over Head)
Artist
Date
ca. 1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7 3⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (19.7 x 8.6 x 8.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift from the collection of the Zorach children
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast and painted plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
  • Allegory — quality — faith
Object Number
1976.145.59
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.145.59

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William Zorach, Head of Dr. W.E.B. Dubois, 1956, cast plaster on plaster base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.141
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Date1956
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William Zorach, Head of Abraham Walkowitz, 1943, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.130
Head of Abraham Walkowitz
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Date1943
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William Zorach, Two Marys (Empyrean Children), 1960, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.133
Two Marys (Empyrean Children)
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Date1960
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William Zorach, Head of Robert Schwarzenbach, ca. 1930, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.150
Head of Robert Schwarzenbach
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Dateca. 1930
marble
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