Portland Art Museum, View of Sculpture Court
Henry Berger, Jr., Portland Art Museum, View of Sculpture Court, 1932, gelatin silver print, Gift of the Artist, public domain, 2005.1.1
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
Portland Art Museum, View of Sculpture Court
- Artist
- Related People
pictured in: Portland Art Museum (American, established 1892)
- Date
1932
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 13 1/4 in x 10 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: Portland Art Museum, before Hirsch Wing addition, verso of mat, top
signature: Berger 1932, ink, below image lower right on mat
- Collection Area
Photography; Northwest Art
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of the Artist
- Accession Number
2005.1.1
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in and depicts: Portland
Created in and depicts: Oregon
In 1895, more than one hundred plaster casts of important Greek and Roman sculptures arrived from Europe, becoming the first works of art to enter the Museum's permanent collection. Plaster casts were opular objects in many American museums during the late nineteenth century, and educated visitors about classical sculpture from antiquity. Students of the Museum Art School, which opened in 1909, frequently sketched the works in the pursuit of proper physical form, proportion, balance, and volume. In an era when few art classes permitted live nude models, these plaster casts became invaluable tools for instruction about the human body.
- Exhibitions
2012 Flesh and Bone: Photography and the Body Portland Art Museum
