Mother and Child

Eugene Kormendi, Mother and Child, n.d., wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.1
Eugene Kormendi, Mother and Child, n.d., wood, 16 146 588 18 in. (41.416.820.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.1

Artwork Details

Title
Mother and Child
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
16 146 588 18 in. (41.416.820.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
Object Number
1964.4.1

Artwork Description

Eugene Kormendi often worked on a small scale, carving figures from richly colored woods. He frequently used religious themes, and Mother and Child may have been the inspiration for his large sculpture of the Virgin and child at the College of New Rochelle in New York. In this piece, Kormendi used simple forms and soft textures to create the familiar and comfortable scene of a woman nursing her baby.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Lisette Model, Sailor and Girl, Sammy's Bar, 1940, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by George W. Story, 1987.15
Sailor and Girl, Sammy’s Bar
Date1940
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Lisette Model, Window, Bonwit Teller, New York, 1939-1940, printed ca. 1939-1940, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.40.5, © 1983, Lisette Model Foundation, Inc.
Window, Bonwit Teller, New York
Date1939-1940, printed ca. 1939-1940
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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