Art Institute of Chicago
The Boy
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923)LinkedCulture matchlcp-f7dbc2f9357d
- Date
- 1900–2
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- United States
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 52724
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
This fountain sculpture is one of an edition of at least four that were produced collaboratively by the painter Elihu Vedder and the sculptor Charles Keck. The two artists met in Rome, where Vedder lived, while Keck was studying at the American Academy. The sculpture is one of the many decorative art objects that Vedder designed during his career; others include door knockers, bell pulls, and firebacks . This work, however, is the only large-scale piece produced from one of his designs. Originally nude, the figure was adorned with a modest scarf sometime after it was cast.
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- Credit line
- Roger McCormick Fund
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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