Nancy Lee

Gertrude K. Lathrop, Nancy Lee, 1922, bronze mounted on black marble base, 16 ¹⁄₄ x 18 x 8 ⁷⁄₈ in. (41.2 x 45.7 x 22.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gertrude K. Lathrop, 1933.1.3

Artwork Details

Title: Nancy Lee
Artist: Gertrude K. Lathrop
Date: 1922
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
/
Luce Foundation Center
/
3rd Floor
/
W320
Dimensions: 16 ¹⁄₄ x 18 x 8 ⁷⁄₈ in. (41.2 x 45.7 x 22.7 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Gertrude K. Lathrop
Mediums: marble
bronze
Mediums Description: bronze mounted on black marble base
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Animal — portrait — Nancy Lee
Animal — goat
Object Number: 1933.1.3
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1933.1.3

Artwork Description

Gertrude Lathrop created intimate sculptures of domesticated animals because of their “infinite variety of form and texture and their great beauty.” She especially liked to model young animals which, according to the artist, had not grown into the typical movements of older animals. The calf in Nancy Lee is all legs and luxuriant fur, twisting herself into knots as she tries to scratch an itch on her back.