Crest of the Wave
Artist
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880 - 1980)
Foundry
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
Model
Desha Podgorska
(1900 - 1980)
Date1925
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions22 x 5 inches (55.9 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number21.14.1
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionFemale figure on square base.Label TextArtists often use models to develop their artwork. Harriet Whitney Frishmuth worked with a ballerina to create the perfect pose of a woman skipping on an ocean wave. The sculpture is one of Frishmuth’s most popular. It was cast 304 times.
ProvenancePurchased March 1, 1929 through (Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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