Object Details
- Artist
- Paul Wayland Bartlett, born New Haven, CT 1865-died Paris, France 1925
- Luce Center Label
- Paul Wayland Bartlett developed his abilities as an animalier while working under the French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet. They sketched and modeled animals at the Jardin des Plantes, a famous botanical garden in Paris. Frémiet usually depicted the peaceable side of animal life in his sculptures and often modeled his creatures in family groups. Bartlett followed this example in Baby Robin, in which the young bird is expressive without being depicted sentimentally. The inquisitive eyes and alert pose create an endearing image of a fragile creature.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III
- modeled ca. 1890-1895
- Object number
- 1958.11.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.8 x 6.7 x 9.6 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\bird\robin
- Record ID
- saam_1958.11.19
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a90c9452-d27b-4db6-951b-b139ffcb71bc
