The Bacchic Dancer
Emily Clayton Bishop
Bishop executed a number of relief studies for her composition classes at the Academy. Students were instructed to use dance as a subject because it expressed a joyful active life. This low relief is a fine example of Bishop's appreciation of the beauty of motion.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1883-1912)
Date
1909
Medium
Bronze with green-brown patina; cast about 1913
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 7 x 1/2 in. (24.13 x 17.78 x 1.27 cm.)
Accession #
1920.1.2
Credit Line
Gift of friends of the artist
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Category
Subject
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