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Artist:
Daniel Chester French, born Exeter, NH 1850-died Stockbridge, MA 1931  Search this
Medium:
cast silver
Dimensions:
12 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (32.2 x 13.4 x 9.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled 1901
Luce Center Label:
Narcissa is one of many female nudes that Daniel Chester French produced during his long career. He based it on the Greek myth of the god Narcissus, who spurned the love of others and was so self-centered that the gods forced him to gaze endlessly at his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to turn away from his image, Narcissus perished, and the gods turned him into the flower that bears his name. In French’s version, the woman holds a bowl of water that mirrors her face while she reaches up to touch the narcissus in her hair.
Topic:
Figure female\nude  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Mythology\classical\Narcissus  Search this
Object\flower  Search this
Object\other\dish  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Object number:
1929.8.509
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a331e220-3264-4a24-99b1-40574003b639
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1929.8.509