Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Frishmuth, Harriet Whitney |
Life Dates |
1880-1980 Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: Waterbury, Connecticut |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
sculptor Female artist |
Notes |
Harriet Frishmuth was born in Philadelphia, September 17, 1880 and was educated at schools in Philadelphia, Paris, and Dresden. In 1900, she went to Paris to study under Rodin, Gaugier, and Injalbert. Later she studied in Berlin and under H.A. MacNeil and G. Borglum at the Art Student's League, New York. She was elected a member of the National Sculpture Society in 1914 and the National Academy of Design, New York, in 1929. "The Vine" was awarded the Shaw Memorial Prize in 1923. She died in January, 1980. |
Role |
Artist |
Related Records
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1958.5.115 - Statue
A nude female figure leaps above two wolfhounds, right hand holds bow above head, left points. Around proper left edge at rear base stamped at left "HARRIET W FRISHMUTH" Above "Karl Illava" and at far right stamped "AAMRR ART FDRY N. Y." Harriet Whitney Frishmuth’s sculpture was influenced by dance, and she often employed dancers as models. Slovenian ballerina Desha Delteil, who worked for Frishmuth between 1916 and 1927, was the model for Dia...
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1958.5.119 - Statue
Tabletop sculpture of a nude woman reaching for the sky with her left arm, right arm lifted behind her, below shoulder height. Known for her elegant figural sculptures, particularly of women, Frishmuth was one of the groundbreaking female sculptors of the early 1900s. Her characteristic interest in the female form is on display here: face upturned, the lithe figure arches her back and reaches into the sky with fingers gracefully splayed. Th...
Record Type: Object
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1958.5.314 - Sculpture
Desha Delteil of the Fokine Ballet was Frishmuth's model for this monumental scale sculpture. Her head is thrown back and an arm is stretching outward holding a grapevine that is wrapped around her waist while standing on tiptoes with grapes and vines around her feet on the base.
Record Type: Object
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2002.9.1 - Painting
Landscape with mountains in the background and two pine trees in the foreground, pencil and watercolor painting by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth. Celebrated sculptress, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, was well known for her large scale and tabletop sculptures--mainly of women in sinuous poses. However, some paintings done by the artist do remain. According to Harriet Frishmuth's great nephew, this view is of the surrounding fields of Frishmuth's summer...
Record Type: Object
