Ram
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Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Artist
- Bessie Stough Callender, born Wichita, KS 1889-died New York City 1951
- Luce Center Label
- Bessie Stough Callender was inspired to sculpt Ram after visiting a "copious" exhibit of Persian art in London. She was so entranced by the sculptures and reliefs that she started researching and copying ancient depictions of animals. The compact form, stylized head, and large horns of Ram resemble the ancient Persian and Mesopotamian monuments that Callender saw during her studies and frequent visits to the Louvre Museum, in Paris. (Harold Callender, Fun Tomorrow: The Story of an Artist and a Way of Life, 1953)
- Topic
- Animal\sheep
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, W330
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harold Callender
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- 1960.8.3
- Type
- Sculpture
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- granite
- Dimensions
- 17 3/4 x 9 x 18 in. (45.1 x 23.0 x 45.6 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- saam_1960.8.3