Details
Joe Brown (1905-1985)
'The Hurler', a bronze figure
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high: greenish brown patina
'The Hurler', a bronze figure
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high: greenish brown patina
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Literature
R.J.H. Kiphuth, Mostly Sports, A Mobile Exhibiton of Sports Sculpture by Joseph Brown, Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University, 1956, cover illus.
R. Smith, Joe Brown: A Retrospective Catalogue 1932-1966, cover illus.
Like his teacher, R. Tait McKenzie, Brown chose athletes as the subject of most of his sculpture, focusing on the anatomy of the body in action. The present unmarked work is an example of one of his first pieces that he began casting in 1935.
R. Smith, Joe Brown: A Retrospective Catalogue 1932-1966, cover illus.
Like his teacher, R. Tait McKenzie, Brown chose athletes as the subject of most of his sculpture, focusing on the anatomy of the body in action. The present unmarked work is an example of one of his first pieces that he began casting in 1935.