Gertrude S.

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Gertrude S.
Gertrude S.
Gertrude S.
TitleGertrude S.
Artist (1924-1996)
Daten.d.
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 × 7 × 7 3/4 in. Other (Sculpture): 7 5/8 × 7 × 7 3/4 in. Other (Base): 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.
SubmissionANA diploma presentation, December 6, 1982
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number1982.2558
Label TextThe sculpture is a portrait of the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Stein is depicted in the famous 1905 portrait by Pablo Picasso, which she said "is the only reproduction of me which is always I, for me." Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo amassed a major art collection, with paintings by Picasso, Renoir, Gauguin, Cezanne, and many others literally covering all the wall space of their home. Artists, writers, and critics were frequent callers at the Stein home, which became known as the "Salon."