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Head of Pavlova, 1924
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Malvina Hoffman |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Temporal Coverage | 1924 |
| Description | In 1910 the sculptor Malvina Hoffman saw the famed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova perform in London, a profound experience that ultimately led to their close friendship. Hoffman spent years capturing the exquisite grace of Pavlova's movement in different sculptures and reliefs, yet in Head of Pavlova she created a restrained, almost melancholic portrait of the dancer wearing an elaborate Russian headdress, her eyes nearly closed. Hoffman explained that in her portraits of Pavlova, her friend appears as a “rather sad, thoughtful person, far removed from the vivacious and exciting fairy that Pavlova represents over the footlights.” [Colored sculpture of the head of a light-skinned woman with closed eyes and an elaborate jeweled headdress.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
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| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Sculpture Plaster Modernism Modern And Contemporary Art Artworks Arts of the Americas |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Visual Artwork |
| Object Type | Sculpture |
