In Memoriam

Harold Tovish, In Memoriam, 1984, hydrocal and gravel on wood base, 666645 in. (167.6167.6114.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.82.4A-V

Artwork Details

Title
In Memoriam
Date
1984
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
666645 in. (167.6167.6114.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums Description
hydrocal and gravel on wood base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — weapon — cannon
  • Figure — fragment — face
Object Number
1985.82.4A-V

Artwork Description

In 1949, Tovish created a series of figural sculptures that captured the horror he felt as a soldier exposed to Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II. In Memoriam, created decades later in which faces gaze out from within split cannonballs, continues his theme of entrapment. It honors both those who lost their lives during the war and living individuals imprisoned by mental, emotional, and societal circumstances.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (5 items)

Frederick Brown, Junior Wells, 1989, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William Cost Johnson, George W. Story, Robert J. Oliver and Mrs. Barwig-Wagner, 1990.31
Junior Wells
Date1989
oil on linen
Not on view
Frederick Brown, Green Window, 1970, oil, silica, and glue on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gerald L. Pearson, 1995.22.2, © 1970, Frederick J. Brown
Green Window
Date1970
oil, silica, and glue on canvas
Not on view
Frederick Brown, John Henry, 1979, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gerald L. Pearson, 1995.22.1, © 1979, Frederick J. Brown
John Henry
Date1979
oil on canvas
Not on view
Frederick Brown, Stagger Lee, 1983, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.40, © 1983, Frederick J. Brown
Stagger Lee
Date1983
oil on canvas
Not on view