One and Another

Hugo Robus, One and Another, 1934, bronze on wood base, overall: 28 3443 7823 38 in. (73.0111.559.4 cm.) base: 1 3443 7823 38 in. (4.5111.559.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.72

Artwork Details

Title
One and Another
Artist
Date
1934
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 28 3443 7823 38 in. (73.0111.559.4 cm.) base: 1 3443 7823 38 in. (4.5111.559.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on wood base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Figure group — female and child — nude
Object Number
1986.6.72

Artwork Description

Hugo Robus’s sculpture captures the age-old theme of mother and child. The stylized design and polished surface of One and Another reflect his early training as a jeweler before he turned to painting and subsequently to sculpture. Each figure is complete yet interlocked with the other; their silhouettes trace the double oval of the infinity symbol, recalling the interdependence of mother and child.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (45 items)

Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River, 1995-1997, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.38, © 1995-1997, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River, 1995-1997, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.35, © 1995-1997, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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