Happy Landing

Aaron J. Goodelman, Happy Landing, ca. 1930, Tennessee marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.4, © ca. 1930, Aaron Goodelman
Aaron J. Goodelman, Happy Landing, ca. 1930, Tennessee marble, 18 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 x 10 in. (46.6 x 26.0 x 25.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.4, © ca. 1930, Aaron Goodelman

Artwork Details

Title
Happy Landing
Artist
Date
ca. 1930
Location
Dimensions
18 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 x 10 in. (46.6 x 26.0 x 25.5 cm)
Copyright
© ca. 1930, Aaron Goodelman
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman
Mediums
Mediums Description
Tennessee marble
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — full length
Object Number
1981.44.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.44.4

Artwork Description

Aaron Goodelman’s dramatic sculptures express the power and energy used in their creation. Of his own process, the artist once said that he “roughed out, hewed, carved with mallet and chisel.” Goodelman used resistant material like granite to create robust figures that resemble primitive sculptures. The tension in this figure and the traces of the artist’s efforts suggest a sly humor in the title.

Works by this artist (15 items)

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Joseph Hirsch, The Naked Man, 1959-1962, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1966.84.3
The Naked Man
Artist
Date1959-1962
oil on canvas
On view
Joseph Hirsch, Hercules Killing the Hydra, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.54
Hercules Killing the Hydra
Artist
Dateca. 1937
oil on canvas
Not on view
Joseph Hirsch, Broth, ca. 1964, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1991.92
Broth
Artist
Dateca. 1964
oil on linen
Not on view
Joseph Hirsch, Hero, ca. 1939-1940, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.36
Hero
Artist
Dateca. 1939-1940
oil on canvas
Not on view

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