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Collections

Jo Davidson
Somerset Maugham1930

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Artist or Maker
Jo Davidson
Title
Somerset Maugham
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1930
Medium
Bronze, stone base
Dimensions
14 in. (35.56 cm) with base
Credit Line
Gift of Maury P. Leibovitz
Accession Number
M.83.206.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Curatorial Notes
The British novelist and playwright William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) gained an international reputation for his stories based on an insightful analysis of human frailties.
Maugham agreed to sit for Davidson and invited him to visit him in his villa on Cape Ferrat, near Nice, France. Davidson found Maugham very gracious and portrayed him as a benign gentleman.
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.