Hostess
Date
(1918-1919, carved 1919-1923)
Artist
Elie Nadelman, American, b. Warsaw, Poland, 1882–1946
Provenance
Estate of the Artist, New York, from 1946
Edwin Hewitt Gallery, New York, by November 1951-28 September 1956
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 28 September 1956-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
EDWIN HEWITT GALLERY, New York. "Wood Sculpture by Elie Nadelman," 28 November-22 December 1951, n.p., no. 3.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. "Sculpture in Our Time: Collected by Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 5 May-23 August 1959, no. 185, ill. p. 83.
ROBERT ISAACSON GALLERY, New York. "Elie Nadelman," 18 October-19 November 1960, no. 17.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 340, ill. p. 165 (detail).
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "The Decade of the Armory Show," 27 February-14 April 1963, no. 67 (did not tour).
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975.
WHITNEY MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, New York [organizer]. "The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman," 23 September-30 November 1975, no. 66, ill. p. 73. Tour: HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 18 December-15 February 1976.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Golden Door: Artist-Immigrants of America, 1876-1976," 20 May-20 October 1976, no. 58, ill. p. 187.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York [organizer]. "Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk." Tour: MCNAY ART MUSEUM, San Antonio, 8 June-2 September 2001; FRICK ART MUSEUM, Pittsburgh, 21 September-16 December.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life," 3 April-20 July 2003, cat.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. “Outliers and Vanguard American Art,” 28 January-13 May 2018. Tour: HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta, 24 June-30 September; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, 18 November-18 March 2019.
Published References
MURELL, WILLIAM. Elie Nadelman (Woodstock, New York: Fisher, 1923), no. 6, colorpl.
KIRSTEIN, LINCOLN. "Elie Nadelman: 1882-1946," Harper's Bazaar 82 (August 1948), ill. p. 134.
SAWIN, MARTICA. "In the Galleries: Elie Nadelman," Arts Magazine 35 (December 1960), p. 53.
RUDIKOFF, SONYA. "New York Letter," Art International 6 (November 1962), p. 62.
HUNTER, SAM. American Art of the Twentieth Century (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972), no. 159, ill. p. 91.
KIRSTEIN, LINCOLN. Elie Nadelman (New York: Eakins Press, 1973), no. 122, p. 298.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 728, colorpl. 370.
LYNES, RUSSELL. "Modern Art Arrives on the Mall in a New Museum and Sculpture Garden," Smithsonian 5 (December 1974), p. 42, colorpl.
UNSIGNED. "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," Smithsonian Year 1974 (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974), p. 158, ill.
KUH, KATHERINE. "Elie Nadelman Rediscovered," Saturday Review (29 November 1975), p. 36, ill.
LIPMAN, JEAN. Provocative Parallels (New York: Dutton, 1975), p. 36, ill. 30.
BOURDON, DAVID. "The Sleek, Witty and Elegant Art of Elie Nadelman," Smithsonian 6 (January 1976), p. 87, colorpl.
TAYLOR, JOSHUA C. The Fine Arts in America (University of Chicago Press, 1979), p. 189, ill.
UNSIGNED. In Her Own Image: The Smithsonian Engagement Calendar for 1981 (Universe, 1980), ill.
BANTA, MARTHA. Imaging American Women Idea and Ideals in Cultural History (New York: Columbus University Press, 1987), ill. p. 389.
NADELMAN, CYNTHIA. "The Shocking Blue Hair of Elie Nadelman," American Heritage 40/2 (March 1989), ill. p. 86.
BRAM, LEON L. and NORMA H. DICKEY. Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, vol. 27 (New York: PAR/NYC, 1990), ill. p. 384.
GIBSON, ERIC. "Museum pursues new look," Washington Times (20 December 1992).
LERNER, ABRAM. "A Recollection," Archives of American Art Journal 33/4 (1993), ill. p. 9.
LIEBSON, MILT. Direct Wood Sculpture (PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2001), ill. p. 98.
FLETCHER, VALERIE J. "Elie Nadelman: Art and Craft in Context," ill. 10-11, p. 82.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 44, p. 66.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.3770
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Cherry wood, gesso, paint, and graphite
Dimensions
32 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (82.6 × 23.5 × 34.3 cm)
