Boxer
<p>Richmond Barthé modeled <em>Boxer</em> 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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1942
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- With base: 47.6 × 30.9 × 17.6 cm (18 3/4 × 12 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Richmond Barthé
Artist
Mixed Media
James Richmond Barthé, also known as Richmond Barthé was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé is best known for his portrayal of black subjects. The focus of his artistic work was portraying the diversity and spirituality of man. Barthé once said: "All my life I have been interested in trying to capture the spiritual quality I see and feel in people, and I feel that the human figure as God made it, is the best means of expressing this spirit in man."
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- Richmond Barthé
- Year
- 1942
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- With base: 47.6 × 30.9 × 17.6 cm (18 3/4 × 12 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1942-014824
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified