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Imogen
Erastus Dow Palmer, Ferdinand Barbedienne1874
Albany Institute of History & Art
Albany, United States
This ideal bronze bust marks a significant departure in Erastus Dow Palmer"˜s work from his earlier, hand-carved marble sculptures. With her head lowered in a contemplative manner, Imogen's design and overall format were inspired by the ancient classical civilizations, but her loose-fitting clothing and neatly arranged hair are rendered naturalistically. Imogen is a character in Shakespeare's dramatic romance Cymbeline, but it's not known why Palmer chose to portray this literary character
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- Title: Imogen
- Creator: Erastus Dow Palmer (1817-1904)
- Date Created: 1874
- Physical Dimensions: 16 1/2 H x 5 1/8 W x 4 9/16 D
- Provenance: Descended in the Palmer family to Joseph Gavit (grandson of the sculptor and son of Francis Palmer Gavit) to his wife, Katherine H. Gavit
- Rights: Gift of Mrs. Katherine H. (Joseph) Gavit
- External Link: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/details/items/imogen.html
- Medium: Bronze
- Marks: Insribed, base, front: IMOGEN; base, back: E.D. PALMER SC. / PARIS 1874; lower rim, shelf base: F. BARBEDIENNE, FONDEUR
- Maker: Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, France
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