Small Head

William Zorach, Small Head, ca. 1958-1962, carved stone, 4 1⁄2 x 1 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.9

Artwork Details

Title
Small Head
Artist
Date
ca. 1958-1962
Location
Dimensions
4 1⁄2 x 1 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved stone
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Figure — head
Object Number
1968.154.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.154.9

Artwork Description

William Zorach enjoyed carving heads because they offered limitless variety. Small carved heads make up more than one-third of his sculpture. The heads are not based on particular people, but were carved according to the shape, color, and texture of the stones he found while vacationing in Maine.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Ron Kent, Footed Vessel, 1994, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.103
Footed Vessel
Artist
Date1994
Norfolk Island pine
On view
Ron Kent, Translucent Bowl, 1986, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.42
Translucent Bowl
Artist
Date1986
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, from the "Post-Nuclear Series", 2000, Norfolk Island pine and copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.17A-B
Untitled, from the ​“Post-Nuclear Series”
Artist
Date2000
Norfolk Island pine and copper
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, ca. 1988, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.6
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1988
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view