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Artist:
Frederick MacMonnies, born New York City 1863-died New York City 1937  Search this
Medium:
fired terra cotta on wood base with glass dome
Dimensions:
7 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 6 in. (19.7 x 19.7 x 15.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1876-1880
Luce Center Label:
Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” first appeared in The Sketch Book of 1819 and was performed onstage in 1865 by the actor Joseph Jefferson, who played the title role to critical acclaim. In the tale, Rip Van Winkle ventures out into the mountains and runs across some strangers who befriend him and ply him with liquor. He falls asleep and awakens to find that he has slept for twenty years and is an old graybeard. Frederick MacMonnies’ inspiration for the subject may have come from his visit to an art studio as a child, where he saw the sculptor John Rogers making statues of Rip Van Winkle.
Topic:
Dutch  Search this
Figure male\elderly\full length  Search this
Literature\Irving\Rip Van Winkle  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Marion E. Pelzer
Object number:
1980.51.1
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, 20A
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/vk75b2cc9ee-74c5-456a-bf3f-850540cfd847
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1980.51.1