Die Nacht - Worcester, MA
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N 42° 14.325 W 071° 48.596
19T E 268150 N 4680108
Three similar sculptures are placed on the slope below the library building of the College of the Holy Cross. Die Nacht (The Night) is the center sculpture.
Waymark Code: WMCTA9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2011
Views: 1
A nude female figure is standing with her elbows raised in front of her face and her hands are crossed at the wrist,left over right, and pointing downward. Here right foot is firmly placed on a rock and her left foot is slightly raised and pointing down. The sculpture rests on a square concrete base.
The 84" X 25" X 26" sculpture was created in 1930 by Georg Kolbe and cast in bronze by Hermann Noack Bildgiesseri. A plaque at the base is inscribed:
DIE NACHT
(THE NIGHT) 1930
GEORGE KOLBE (1877-1947)
BRONZE
H. NOACK, BERLIN CAST
84" X 25" X 26"
LENT BY
THE B.G. CANTOR COLLECTION
TITLE: Die Nacht
ARTIST(S): Georg Kolbe , sculptor; Hermann Noack Bildgiesseri, founder
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87630024
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
College of the Holy Cross
College Street
Worcester, MA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Arms are raised to the elbows, hands are pointing down. Only the right foot is on the rock.
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