Elie Nadelman

Man's Head in Top Hat
c. 1918

A sculpture of a bust with a top hat, displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The bust appears to be made of rusted metal, with a textured surface and an abstract form. The sculpture includes a face with discernible eyes, nose, and a mustache, and is mounted on a rectangular base that resembles a book.

A sculpture of a bust with a top hat, displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The bust appears to be made of rusted metal, with a textured surface and an abstract form. The sculpture includes a face with discernible eyes, nose, and a mustache, and is mounted on a rectangular base that resembles a book.

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Date
c. 1918

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Galvano-plastique with painted burlap covered wood base

Dimensions
Overall: 29 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 12 3/8in. (74.3 × 56.5 × 31.4 cm)

Accession number
99.90.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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