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Spirit of Youth
1930–50
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Plaster
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H: 8 1/2" W: 2 1/2" D: 3"
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.505
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPlaster painted dark brown. Standing boy, shoeless and in baseball cap, and in knee britches with suspenders, turned deliberately to proper left, painting with right hand to brick balanced on shoulder. Marks: Signed: (on back of base) M. E. Ban (? illegible). Inscribed (on front base): "SPIRIT OF YOUTH". Condition: Visor to baseball cap broken off.