Judy (Djudi)
Date
(1926)
Artist
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Exster, Ukrainian, b. Bialystok, Poland, 1882–1949
Provenance
Neehama Smuscowicz, Paris
Werner Kunze, Berlin
Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, to 24 January 1977
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 24 January 1977-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
GALERIE DER STURM, Berlin. "Alexandra Exter--Stage Designs and Marionettes, October 1927," no. 2. Tour: Magdeburg, 1927; CLARIDGE GALLERY, London, 1928.
GALERIE QUATRE CHEMINS, Paris. "Alexandra Exter, Theater: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1929-30, cat. no. 44-50.
MUSÉE DES ARTS METIERS, Prague. "Alexandra Exter, Theatre: Maquettes, Decors, Costumes," 1937, no. 102-116.
LEONARD HUTTON GALLERIES, New York. "Alexandra Exter: Marionettes," 23 October 1975-January 1976, cat. no. 2, color ill. p. 3.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Alexandra Exter," 17 April-6 July 1980, checklist no. 6.
Published References
LOZOWICK, LOUIS. "Alexandra Exter Marionettes," Theater Arts Monthly, The Marionette, Special Issue, 12/7 (July 1928), p. 515-16.
RICHARD, PAUL. "Alexandra Exter's Marionettes," Washington Post (28 May 1995), p. G3.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.1787
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Wood, paint, fabric, metal, plastic, nails, and wire
Dimensions
21 1/2 X 10 3/4 X 7 1/2 IN. (54.5 X 27.3 X 19.0 CM.)
