Bench (from the Helene Koerting Fischer home)
1938 · Padauk
97 × 240 × 68 cm (38 1/4 × 94 1/2 × 26 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Wharton Esherick
American, 1887–1970
WA-00056696
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
1
Works in Collection
3
Assets Indexed
3
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0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Sculpture of the XXth Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
No image
International Sculpture Competition: The Unknown Political Prisoner
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
No image
Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
Field Verification (3 fields)
3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
- Is PublishedPath D Subcohort3 Directory 2026-05-23· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Source Registry (1)
- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred50%
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Artworks (1)
Artwork sources (1)
1 published of 1 catalogued · 1 with image
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
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Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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