Augusta Hartman (Girl with Bobbed Hair)
Artist: Gaston Lachaise (French, 1882-1935)
Date: 1923
Dimensions:
14 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 7 in. (36.8 × 17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Medium: Bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Caroline MacNichol Orser
Object number: 2010.27
Label Text:German-born Augusta Hartman, known as Gusta, is presented here as a modern woman with her fashionable short hair and assertive pose. An artist herself, Gusta was married to American painter Bertram Hartman and moved in impressive artistic and literary circles (Ernest Hemingway once started, though never finished, a story about her).
French-born Gaston Lachaise, who began his career in Paris working for glass and jewelry designer René Lalique, moved to the United States in 1906. By 1912, he was working for American sculptor Paul Manship, with whom his work shares a certain sleek modernity. In the 1920s, Lachaise did a series of tabletop portrait sculptures of his friends and acquaintances, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, and e.e. cummings. He is best known, however, for his sculptures exploring the archetypal female nude form.
French-born Gaston Lachaise, who began his career in Paris working for glass and jewelry designer René Lalique, moved to the United States in 1906. By 1912, he was working for American sculptor Paul Manship, with whom his work shares a certain sleek modernity. In the 1920s, Lachaise did a series of tabletop portrait sculptures of his friends and acquaintances, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, and e.e. cummings. He is best known, however, for his sculptures exploring the archetypal female nude form.
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