Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Night
John Bradley Storrs uses the nude female figure to represent night and day. In art, the female body is often used in this way, as an allegory or stand-in for abstract concepts. Does the women’s lack of clothing matter as much to you as a viewer, knowing they are symbols?
ArtistJohn Bradley Storrs, 1885–1956
Date1929
MediumBronze
Dimensions66 x 18 x 18 in. (167.6 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Signedverso, on base: JOHN / STORRS / 1929
Mark(s)foundry stamp: Valsuani Cire Perdue, Paris
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2008.25
ClassificationSculpture
Provenancecommissioned by Alfred E. Hamill, Lake Forest, IL; to Private Collection; to (Sotheby's Inc., New York, NY), 2008; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2008
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 163× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.