Cornelia Chapin at work, 1939 Apr.
Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm.
Creator: Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer
Description: Identification on verso (handwritten): Cornelia van A. Chapin at work on her Young Elephant (weight about 850 pounds) - carving direct from life into African Tree (aloyous) using gouge and wooden mallet. The Young Elephant was awarded the Second Anna Hyatt Huntington Prize for sculpture at the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors- 1936. To the right of the sculptor may be seen her Bear cub, carved direct from life in volcanic rock and now showing Fine Arts Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif. - 1939
14th Annual N.Y. Society of Women Artists, Riverside Museum, April 3 to 16, 1939.
Forms part of: Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation: Cornelia Chapin at work, 1939 Apr.
Digital ID: 8951
Subjects:
- Artists at or with their work
- Chapin, Cornelia Van Auken
- Sculpting
- Sculptors
- Women artists
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