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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.