Girl Dancing
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 34.93 × 28.58 × 20.32 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 8 in.) gross weight: 5.443 kg (12 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes)
Accession Number
2015.19.3740
Art Historical Context
**Girl Dancing**, crafted in 1897 by pioneering American sculptor Bessie Potternoh, captures the joyful essence of youth in a delicate bronze figure. Standing just over 13 inches tall, this sculpture depicts a young girl mid-motion, her form fluid and expressive, evoking the innocence and vitality of everyday life. Vonnoh, one of the few prominent women sculptors of her era, specialized in intimate portrayals of women and children, blending realism with a poetic grace that distinguished her from more monumental male contemporaries. Created during the American Renaissance, when sculpture shift...