Louis Linck, Polo Players, ca. 1935-1940, plaster, 5 1⁄2 x 5 5⁄8 x 3 7⁄8 in. (14.0 x 14.4 x 10.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis Cheskin, 1977.42.5
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Polo Players
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1935-1940
- Location
- Dimensions
- 5 1⁄2 x 5 5⁄8 x 3 7⁄8 in. (14.0 x 14.4 x 10.0 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis Cheskin
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- plaster
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Equestrian
- Recreation — sport and play — polo
- Figure group — male
- 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.