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Head of a Prophet

A work made of granite.

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Date:

1946

Artist:

William Zorach (American, born Jurbarkas, Russian Empire, now Lithuania, 1887–1966)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

William Zorach

Title

Head of a Prophet

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1946

Medium

Granite

Inscriptions

Signed: Zorach 1946

Dimensions

41.9 × 22.9 × 26.7 cm (16 1/2 × 9 × 10 1/2 in.); Base: 12.7 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm (5 × 10 × 10 in.)

Credit Line

Harriott A. Fox Fund

Reference Number

1947.395

Extended information about this artwork

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