Teresa

Anthony de Francisci, Teresa, 1920, plaster/cast, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.23
Copied Anthony de Francisci, Teresa, 1920, plaster/cast, 17 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2 in. (44.4 x 21.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.23

Artwork Details

Title
Teresa
Artist
Date
1920
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2 in. (44.4 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster/cast
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal — dog
  • Portrait female — unidentified — Teresa
  • Portrait female — unidentified — full length
Object Number
1966.51.23
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.51.23

Artwork Description

Anthony de Francisci created this bas-relief as a gift for his new bride, Maria Teresa Cafarelli, shortly after the couple married in 1920. Teresa was twenty-two years old and appears here in a sporting outfit and turban worn by women in the years just after World War I. This plaster relief study led to a finished version in gold-plated brass (see 1966.51.86).