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SculptureAmerican20th century

Vita Nuova

1926

Artists

Malvina Cornell HoffmanArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

27 x 15.9 x 14.6 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by Grenville L. Winthrop, 1939; his bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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