_June 26 – Modern Sculpture in America
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
Figure
*Daniel Chester French, Abraham Lincoln, modeled 1912; cast after 1912
Attilio Piccirilli, Allegorical figures at the Firemen's Memorial, 1913
*Lorado Taft, The Solitude of the Soul, plaster 1901; marble 1914
*Alexander Archipenko, Reclining Torso, 1922
*Gaston Lachaise, Woman (Elevation), modeled 1912–15; cast 1927
*Arnold Rönnebeck, London Wedding, c. 1924
Elie Nadelman, Tango, 1920-4
Robert Laurent, Goose Girl, 1932
*Marion Perkins, Man of Sorrows, 1950
*Standing Figure, late 1940s
*Sargent Claude Johnson, Head of a Negro Woman, c. 1935
*Leslie G. Bolling, Sister Tuesday, 1934
*John Bradley Storrs, Ceres, 1928
*Donal Hord, Aztec, c. 1937
*Alexander Phimister Proctor, On the War Trail, modeled 1921; cast after 1921
*John B. Flannagan, Ram, c. 1930
William Zorach, Spirit of the Dance, 1932
Movement
*Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, 1916
*Richmond Barthé, The Boxer, 1942
*Frederick W. Macmonnies, Diana, modeled 1889; cast after 1900
*Alexander Calder, Streetcar, 1951
Calder’s Circus, 1926-31
*Frank Memkus, Whirligig, 1939/45
*Isamu Noguchi, Miss Expanding Universe, 1932
Design and Function
*Isamu Noguchi, Chess Table, designed 1944; made c. 1949
*Maija Grotell, Vessel, c. 1946
*Gertrud Natzler, Coupe (Footed Bowl), 1945/46
*Designed by Reuben Haley, "Ruba Rombic" Vase, 1928/32
*Tonita and Juan (Cruz Roybal), Storage Jar, c. 1930
*Isabel Medina Toribio (Aitiye’), Polychrome Jar, c. 1920
*Viktor Schreckengost, Jazz Bowl, c. 1931
*Henry Varnum Poor, Plate with Still Life, 1922/23
*Maidu, Feasting or Storage Basket, c. 1910
*Navajo (Diné), Squash-Blossom Necklace, c.1915
Alexander Calder, Bracelet, c. 1948
*Paul Theodore Frankl, Clock, 1928/29
*Artist unknown, Cathedral Clock Case, 1935
*Frank Lloyd Wright, Desk, 1908
*Design attrib. to Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios, Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade on Mosaic and Turtleback Base, by 1906
Abstract Structures
John Bradley Storrs, Forms in Space, 1927
Theodore Roszak, Bi-Polar in Red, 1940
*H. C. Westermann, The Mysteriously Abandoned New Home, 1958
Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral Presence, 1951-64
*Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Forgotten Game), c. 1949
Louise Bourgeois, Sleeping Figure, 1950
Theodore Roszak, The Unknown Political Prisoner (Defiant and Triumphant), 1952
*David Smith, Beach Scene, 1949
*Cubi VII, 1963
*Alexander Calder, The Chicken, 1944
Additional Resources:
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
Figure
*Daniel Chester French, Abraham Lincoln, modeled 1912; cast after 1912
Attilio Piccirilli, Allegorical figures at the Firemen's Memorial, 1913
*Lorado Taft, The Solitude of the Soul, plaster 1901; marble 1914
*Alexander Archipenko, Reclining Torso, 1922
*Gaston Lachaise, Woman (Elevation), modeled 1912–15; cast 1927
*Arnold Rönnebeck, London Wedding, c. 1924
Elie Nadelman, Tango, 1920-4
Robert Laurent, Goose Girl, 1932
*Marion Perkins, Man of Sorrows, 1950
*Standing Figure, late 1940s
*Sargent Claude Johnson, Head of a Negro Woman, c. 1935
*Leslie G. Bolling, Sister Tuesday, 1934
*John Bradley Storrs, Ceres, 1928
*Donal Hord, Aztec, c. 1937
*Alexander Phimister Proctor, On the War Trail, modeled 1921; cast after 1921
*John B. Flannagan, Ram, c. 1930
William Zorach, Spirit of the Dance, 1932
Movement
*Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, 1916
*Richmond Barthé, The Boxer, 1942
*Frederick W. Macmonnies, Diana, modeled 1889; cast after 1900
*Alexander Calder, Streetcar, 1951
Calder’s Circus, 1926-31
*Frank Memkus, Whirligig, 1939/45
*Isamu Noguchi, Miss Expanding Universe, 1932
Design and Function
*Isamu Noguchi, Chess Table, designed 1944; made c. 1949
*Maija Grotell, Vessel, c. 1946
*Gertrud Natzler, Coupe (Footed Bowl), 1945/46
*Designed by Reuben Haley, "Ruba Rombic" Vase, 1928/32
*Tonita and Juan (Cruz Roybal), Storage Jar, c. 1930
*Isabel Medina Toribio (Aitiye’), Polychrome Jar, c. 1920
*Viktor Schreckengost, Jazz Bowl, c. 1931
*Henry Varnum Poor, Plate with Still Life, 1922/23
*Maidu, Feasting or Storage Basket, c. 1910
*Navajo (Diné), Squash-Blossom Necklace, c.1915
Alexander Calder, Bracelet, c. 1948
*Paul Theodore Frankl, Clock, 1928/29
*Artist unknown, Cathedral Clock Case, 1935
*Frank Lloyd Wright, Desk, 1908
*Design attrib. to Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios, Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade on Mosaic and Turtleback Base, by 1906
Abstract Structures
John Bradley Storrs, Forms in Space, 1927
Theodore Roszak, Bi-Polar in Red, 1940
*H. C. Westermann, The Mysteriously Abandoned New Home, 1958
Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral Presence, 1951-64
*Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Forgotten Game), c. 1949
Louise Bourgeois, Sleeping Figure, 1950
Theodore Roszak, The Unknown Political Prisoner (Defiant and Triumphant), 1952
*David Smith, Beach Scene, 1949
*Cubi VII, 1963
*Alexander Calder, The Chicken, 1944
Additional Resources:
- American Modernism at The Art Institute of Chicago, Barter, J., et al. 2009.
- 200 Years of American Sculpture, Armstrong, T., 1976.
- For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, Barter, J. et al. 2012.
- Native American Art in the Twentieth Century: Makers, Meanings, Histories, Rushing, W.J.,1999
- Modern American Art (Whitney Museum)
- Archives of American Art
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Art Access