Jo Davidson
Chaim Weizman1951

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Artist or Maker: Jo Davidson
Title: Chaim Weizman
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1951
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 8 x 8 13/16 in. (44.77 x 20.32 x 22.23 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Maury P. Leibovitz
Accession Number: M.83.206.14
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Modern Art
Curatorial Notes: Trained as a chemist, Chaim Azriel Weizman (1874-1952) contributed significantly to the creation of the state of Israel and was the first president of the newly formed country, 1949-52.
Davidson modeled Weizman during his visit to Israel in 1951, the year before the president died. The surface treatment, particularly of Weizman’s wrinkled cheeks and breast, is exceptionally sketchy.
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.
Copyright: © Jo Davidson Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Jo Davidson
Title: Chaim Weizman
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1951
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 8 x 8 13/16 in. (44.77 x 20.32 x 22.23 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Maury P. Leibovitz
Accession Number: M.83.206.14
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Modern Art
Curatorial Notes: Trained as a chemist, Chaim Azriel Weizman (1874-1952) contributed significantly to the creation of the state of Israel and was the first president of the newly formed country, 1949-52.
Davidson modeled Weizman during his visit to Israel in 1951, the year before the president died. The surface treatment, particularly of Weizman’s wrinkled cheeks and breast, is exceptionally sketchy.
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.