I Love My Baby (study for sculpture; plus various sketches)

Chaim Gross, I Love My Baby (study for sculpture; plus various sketches), 1941, conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, 1990.45.17
Chaim Gross, I Love My Baby (study for sculpture; plus various sketches), 1941, conte crayon on paper, sheet: 19 x 12 5⁄8 in. (48.3 x 32.0 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, 1990.45.17

Artwork Details

Title
I Love My Baby (study for sculpture; plus various sketches)
Artist
Date
1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 x 12 5⁄8 in. (48.3 x 32.0 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
conte crayon on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — emotion — love
  • Figure female — nude
  • Study
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Figure female — head
  • Figure female — full length
  • Allegory — life — womanhood
  • Study — sculpture study
Object Number
1990.45.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.45.17

Works by this artist (65 items)

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Chaim Gross, Judith, 1960, rosewood on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chaim and Renee Gross, 1968.26
Judith
Artist
Date1960
rosewood on wood base
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Chaim Gross, Three Acrobats on a Unicycle, 1957, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chaim and Renee Gross, 1969.172
Three Acrobats on a Unicycle
Artist
Date1957
bronze
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Chaim Gross, Happy Children, 1973, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross in honor of Dr. Joshua C. Taylor, 1982.105
Happy Children
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Date1973
bronze
On view
Chaim Gross, Judith (study for sculpture), ca. 1960, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, 1990.45.6
Judith (study for sculpture)
Artist
Dateca. 1960
pencil on paper
Not on view

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