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Boxer

A work made of bronze.

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

1942

Artist:

Richmond Barthé (American, 1901–1989)

About this artwork

Richmond Barthé modeled Boxer from memory, inspired by the famed Cuban featherweight Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo, better known as “Kid Chocolate”—who, Barthé said, “moved like a ballet dancer.” Barthé, a Black sculptor who studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, frequently explored the expressive potential of the body’s form, pose, and movement. Here, the artist conveyed the boxer’s immense strength and agility with lyricism and grace.

Status

On View, Gallery 161

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Richmond Barthé

Title

Boxer

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.

1942

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

Signed verso, on base top, behind proper right foot, etched: "BARTHÉ".

Dimensions

With base: 47.6 × 30.9 × 17.6 cm (18 3/4 × 12 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Simeon B. Williams Fund

Reference Number

1948.79

Extended information about this artwork

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