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My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy

George Grey Barnard, My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy, 1935, plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Barnard Family, 1974.72

George Grey Barnard, My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy, 1935, plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Barnard Family, 1974.72

George Grey Barnard, My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy, 1935, plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Barnard Family, 1974.72

George Grey Barnard, My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy, 1935, plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Barnard Family, 1974.72

Copied George Grey Barnard, My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy, 1935, plaster relief, 33 ¹⁄₂ x 9 ¹⁄₂ x 7 ¹⁄₈ in. (85.2 x 24.0 x 18.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Barnard Family, 1974.72

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Artwork Details

Title: My Mother As I Visioned When a Boy
Artist: George Grey Barnard
Date: 1935
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 33 ¹⁄₂ x 9 ¹⁄₂ x 7 ¹⁄₈ in. (85.2 x 24.0 x 18.0 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Barnard Family
Mediums: plaster
Mediums Description: plaster relief
Classifications: Sculpture
Keywords: Figure female — nude
Figure female — full length
Object Number: 1974.72
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.72