Icarus

Donald De Lue, Icarus, modeled 1934, signed 1945, plaster with metallic patination, 31 1⁄4 x 21 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8 in. (79.4 x 54.6 x 27.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1989.29

Artwork Details

Title
Icarus
Artist
Date
modeled 1934, signed 1945
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
31 1⁄4 x 21 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8 in. (79.4 x 54.6 x 27.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster with metallic patination
Classifications
Subjects
  • Mythology — classical — Icarus
  • Figure male — full length
Object Number
1989.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1989.29

Works by this artist (6 items)

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William Edmondson, Untitled (Bird), ca. 1937, carved limestone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.89
Untitled (Bird)
Artist
Dateca. 1937
carved limestone
On view
William Edmondson, Crucifixion, ca. 1932-1937, limestone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Gibbons-Hanson, 1981.141
Crucifixion
Artist
Dateca. 1932-1937
limestone
On view
William Edmondson, Rabbit, ca. 1940, carved limestone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.241
Rabbit
Artist
Dateca. 1940
carved limestone
On view
William Edmondson, Untitled (Teacher), ca. 1932-1940, carved limestone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.88
Untitled (Teacher)
Artist
Dateca. 1932-1940
carved limestone
On view

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