Seated Girl (with hands under legs)

William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, 8 ¹⁄₄ x 8 x 4 ¹⁄₂ in. (21.0 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8

Artwork Details

Title: Seated Girl (with hands under legs)
Artist: William Zorach
Date: 1930
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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4th Floor
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47A
Dimensions: 8 ¹⁄₄ x 8 x 4 ¹⁄₂ in. (21.0 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
Mediums: plaster
Mediums Description: cast and patinated plaster
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Figure female — full length
Object Number: 1971.449.8
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.449.8

Artwork Description

William Zorach greatly enjoyed the company of young people and children. He often observed his own children and strove to re-create their characteristic poses in his work. In Seated Girl the figure’s head rests on her knees in a distinctly childlike pose. With lightly closed eyes and a faint smile, she projects a feeling of contentment, as if she is without a care in the world.