Eugenie Gershoy, William Zorach, n.d., bronze, 21 1⁄2 x 11 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (54.7 x 28.3 x 17.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1971.103
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Artwork Details
- Title
- William Zorach
- Artist
- Date
- n.d.
- Location
- Dimensions
- 21 1⁄2 x 11 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (54.7 x 28.3 x 17.0 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift from the collection of the Zorach children
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Occupation — art — painter
- Occupation — art — sculptor
- Occupation — art — printmaker
- Object — art tool — chisel
- Portrait male — Zorach, William — full length
- Object Number
- 1971.103
Artwork Description
William Zorach came to America from Lithuania when he was four years old. His family was very poor, and he was forced to leave school at thirteen to go to work. He studied drawing and painting at the Cleveland School of Art during the evenings and by 1910 had saved enough money to travel to Paris. On his return to America he began his career as a painter, but after a few years began to carve sculptures from granite, marble, onyx, and wood. This portrait shows Zorach wielding a hammer and chisel, on the point of carving into an immense stone block.