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Porter Blanchard
Torsocirca 1935

Not on view
Polished silver metal sculpture of a headless, limbless female torso on a stepped black wood pedestal, with a mirror-like surface and jagged truncated edges
Artist or Maker
Porter Blanchard
Title
Torso
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1935
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Height: approximately 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Adler
Accession Number
M.86.314.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Copyright
© Porter Blanchard Estate

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