Modern Crusader

Malvina Hoffman, Modern Crusader, ca. 1917-1919, cast bronze, 18 1⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 x 10 in. (46.5 x 30.0 x 25.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Vaso Trivanovitch by Miriam Hapgood Dewitt and John Dewitt, 1979.123

Artwork Details

Title
Modern Crusader
Artist
Date
ca. 1917-1919
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
18 1⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 x 10 in. (46.5 x 30.0 x 25.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Given in memory of Vaso Trivanovitch by Miriam Hapgood Dewitt and John Dewitt
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — bust
  • Occupation — military
  • History — medieval
  • Dress — historic — armor
Object Number
1979.123
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.123

Artwork Description

Modern Crusader is a portrait of Colonel Milan Pribicevic, a leading figure in the formation of Yugoslavia. Malvina Hoffman modeled it as a gift to him, probably sometime during his visit to the United States on a recruiting mission. It is said that the artist and her sitter fell in love, but that Hoffman would not leave her home and career to get married.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Leroy Lamis, Untitled: Computer-Generated Image, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.20
Untitled: Computer-Generated Image, from the American…
Artist
Date1987
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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