Polo Players

Copied Louis Linck, Polo Players, ca. 1935-1940, plaster, 5 125 583 78 in. (14.014.410.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis Cheskin, 1977.42.5

Artwork Details

Title
Polo Players
Artist
Date
ca. 1935-1940
Dimensions
5 125 583 78 in. (14.014.410.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis Cheskin
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — male
  • Recreation — sport and play — polo
  • Equestrian
Object Number
1977.42.5

Artwork Description

Louis Linck created this maquette, or model, for Polo Players while working for the Federal Art Project in Chicago. His sculptures of sporting events never focused on individuals, but instead employed groups of figures in jumbled, energetic compositions. In Polo Players, two men wearing helmets and wielding mallets scramble forward over their horse to get the ball. They could be soldiers in a battle scene, climbing out of a trench with weapons in hand.