Object Details
Artist
Dorothea Greenbaum, born New York City 1893-died Princeton, NJ 1986
Luce Center Label
The body inspired Dorothea Greenbaum, who strove to tap into the “natural rhythms” that humans exhibit in their forms and actions. Although her art is based on nature, she contemplated and refined her subjects to create personal, original works of art. Dancing Class is one of Greenbaum’s many figures that portray adolescence, and the balance, elegance, and poise seen in it are characteristic of her work, which “dignifies the familiar” (Helen Schwartz, Dorothea Greenbaum: A Retrospective, 1972).
Luce Object Quote
“I am interested in forms that displace the air around them.” Artist quoted in Dorothea Greenbaum: A Retrospective, Exhibition Catalogue, 1972
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David S. Greenbaum
Date
1967
Object number
1974.103
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
23 1/4 x 6 x 7 5/8 in. (59.0 x 15.2 x 19.5 cm.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure female\child
Performing arts\dance\ballet
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1974.103