Academy Study of a Man
Emily Clayton Bishop
Bishop completed numerous relief studies of the female and male nudes. This reclining figure, holding a staff, was probably based on a model in the school. It is boldly placed, extending from one edge to the other. The inexpert depiction of the genitals contrasts with the authentic treatment of the rest of the body. This underscores that women students were not permitted to work from a fully nude male model.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1883-1912)
Date
1909
Medium
Plaster relief, painted white
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 24 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (45.085 x 62.865 x 3.175 cm.)
Accession #
1977.15
Credit Line
Gift of Beatrice Fenton
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Category
Subject
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