TitleSilver Marten Rabbit
Artist
Gertrude Katherine Lathrop
(1896 - 1986)
Date1940
MediumBronze with brass inlay
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 14 3/4 × 7 in.
Other (Sculpture): 14 3/8 × 14 3/4 × 6 in.
Other (Base): 1 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 7 in.
SignedInscribed on rabbit's underside: "G. K. Lathrop"; on attached wooden base: "G. K. Lathrop, 1940"
SubmissionNA diploma presentation, December 16, 1941
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number69-S
Label TextThe sculptor has used subtly blended inlays of a contrasting metal on the underside of the piece to represent the change of color of fur typical of members of the marten family for which the silver marten rabbit was named.
