Modern Crusader

Copied 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
  • Dress — historic — armor
  • History — medieval
  • Occupation — military
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.