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Shulamite Woman (Arab Girl)
Jacob Epstein1935
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
London, United Kingdom
Sculpted in 1935, Epstein chose to model the bust of his Arab sitter as a female archetype, the bride, known as the Shulamite woman, from the biblical Song of Solomon.There are three known casts: two of the bust - this one and a second at the Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts; the third version is head only.
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Details
- Title: Shulamite Woman (Arab Girl)
- Creator: Jacob Epstein
- Date Created: 1935
- Physical Dimensions: h 52 cm
- Type: sculpture
- Rights: © Jacob Epstein estate
- Medium: bronze
- Art Genre: portrait
- Art Form: sculpture
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