Girl Skating

Abastenia St. Léger Eberle, Girl Skating, modeled 1906, bronze, 12 7811 126 34 in. (32.829.217.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation, 2011.29
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Artwork Details

Title
Girl Skating
Date
modeled 1906
Dimensions
12 7811 126 34 in. (32.829.217.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — sport and play — skating
  • Figure female — child — full length
Object Number
2011.29

Artwork Description

Abastenia Eberle created several bronze casts of Girl Skating (also known as Roller Skating or Girl with Roller Skate). A year after she was elected to the National Sculpture Society, Eberle exhibited Girl Skating in New York City and Philadelphia. As her first piece that displayed the children of Manhattan's streets, it marked the beginning of her focus on urban poverty. Eberle addressed social issues in this sculpture while capturing the spirit of these poor communities. Girl Skating's uneven surfaces accentuate the girl's tattered appearance, yet her outstretched arms and open-mouthed expression still convey joy and the thrill of play.

Works by this artist (34 items)

John Hultberg, Sculptor's Garden, 1968, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.46
Sculptor’s Garden
Date1968
oil on canvas
On view
John Hultberg, Plain with Flag, gouache on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.51
Plain with Flag
gouache on board
Not on view
John Hultberg, Untitled, gouache on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.45
Untitled
gouache on board
Not on view
John Hultberg, Monhegan Dock, 1961, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.42
Monhegan Dock
Date1961
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view