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Prometheus Strangling the Vulture


Jacques Lipchitz, Prometheus Strangling the Vulture, 1943, bronze, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund, © unknown, research required, 51.194

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Title

Prometheus Strangling the Vulture

Artist

Jacques Lipchitz (French, 1891-1973)

Date

1943

Medium

bronze

Edition

edition of 7

Dimensions (H x W x D)

21 in x 15 in x 8 1/2 in

Inscriptions & Markings

signature: JLipchitz, carved, back; lower middle; on somewhat spherical bronze socle Description: written in script

Collection Area

Modern and Contemporary Art

Category

Sculpture

Object Type

sculpture

Culture

American

French

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund

Accession Number

51.194

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

bronze

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Prometheus

sculpture

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