The Wooing of the Centaur

The Wooing of the Centaur, ca. 1915

  • Gutzon Borglum, American, 1867-1941

Bronze

  • Overall: 20 inches (50.8 cm)

Gift of George G. Booth

19.48

Department

American Art before 1950

Details

Inscribed, below right hind foot: Gutzon Borglum

Founder's mark, below inscription, near base: Jno. Williams Inc.

George G. Booth

1919-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Origins of Modern Sculpture. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1946, p. 7. Arts and Crafts in Detroit. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1976, p. 92, no. 69.

Gutzon Borglum, The Wooing of the Centaur, ca. 1915, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George G. Booth, 19.48.

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