Ceremonial Figure

20th century

Artists

Sorel EtrogArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Canadian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

actual: 166.69 x 40.96 x 28.58 cm (65 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Sorel Etrog; Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Zacks, Toronto, Ontario, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966. NOTE: Correspondence in the curatorial file indicates that the sculpture was selected for the museum by Mr. Zacks at the artist's studio.

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