Torso
Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- In 1925, Walker Hancock won the coveted Prix de Rome, which gave him the opportunity to study at the American Academy in Rome. While in Italy, he created this piece from Abruzzi limestone, carving directly into the stone without the use of a clay model. The twisted pose of Torso defines the figure’s muscles, conveying an unmistakable strength and energy. Hancock appears to have borrowed the pose from a figure of a god found on the pediment of the Parthenon.
- Luce Object Quote
- “In figure sculpture . . . the human body may be translated into an object of monumental strength.” Walker Hancock, The Sculpture of Walker Hancock, 1971
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1927
- Object number
- 1983.29
- Artist
- Walker Hancock, born St. Louis, MO 1901-died Gloucester, MA 1998
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- limestone
- Dimensions
- 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (40.0 x 28.5 x 21.0 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 47B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Topic
- Figure male\nude
- Figure male\torso
- Record ID
- saam_1983.29
