The Gondolier
Date
1914/reconstructed 1949-1950/enlarged and cast 1957
Artist
Alexander Archipenko, American, b. Kyiv, Ukraine, 1887–1964
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York, to 9 October 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 9 October 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
PERLS GALLERIES, New York. "Alexander Archipenko Bronzes," 29 September-24 October 1959, no. 8, ill.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, Maryland. "1914: An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture," 6 October-15 November 1964, no. 2.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 255, p. 197, p. 659.
FONDATION MAEGHT, Paris. "Sculpture du XXème Siecle, 1900-1945," 4 May-5 October 1981.
FUNDACION JUAN MARCH, Madrid. "Medio Siglo de Escultura," November-December 1981, fig. 4
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C. "Alexander Archipenko: A Centennial Tribute," 16 November 1986-16 February 1987, fig. 8, p. 27. Tour: TEL AVIV MUSEUM, Tel Aviv, 12 March-13 June 1987.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum, 1 July-6 August 1995, no. 34, ill. Tour: Odakyu Museum, Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo, 9-27 August; Iwaki City Art Museum, 23 September-5 November.
THE WHITE HOUSE (organized by the National Gallery of Art), Washington, DC. Sculpture from Washington Collections, October 1996-30 September 1997, brochure, ill.
ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 9-27 August 1995, no. 22, p. 70. TOUR: IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December.
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 659, no. 255, p. 197.
LERNER, ABRAM. An Introduction to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 49.
DEMETRION, JAMES T. An Introduction to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 2nd ed. (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), ill. p. 36.
MICHAELSEN, KATHERINE JANSZKY. Archipenko: A Study of the Early Work, 1908-1920 (New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1977), pp. 97-98, 179.
PRAT, JEAN-LOUIS. Sculpture du XXe Siecle, 1900-1945 (Saint-Paul, France: Fondation Maeght, 1981), ill. no. 5, p. 25 (exhibition catalogue).
BERGMAN, EDWARD F. Woodlawn Remembers: Cemetery of American History (Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1988), ill. p. 24.
UNSIGNED. Illustration, China Times Newspaper (19 March 1995), p.33.
KOTZ, MARY LYNN. "At the White House: The First Lady's Sculpture Garden," Sculpture Magazine (July/August 1998), p. 28.
FLETCHER, VALERIE J. A Garden for Art (Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Thames & Hudson, 1998), no. 45, ill. p. 76.
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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
66.77
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
72 1/8 x 24 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (181 x 63 x 39.8 cm)
