Épinal Memorial

Épinal Memorial

Malvina HoffmanWW-UNK-544254

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limestone

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Malvina Hoffman
Malvina Hoffman

Sculpture

Malvina Cornell Hoffman was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and significant individuals. She was particularly known for her sculptures of dancers, such as Anna Pavlova. Her sculpture series of culturally diverse people, entitled Hall of the Races of Mankind, was a popular permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. It was featured at the Century of Progress International Exposition at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933.

New York City

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Elemental Man

Elemental Man

1936 · bronze

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1928 · bronze

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Kneeling Girl

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1926 · Marble

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Head of Pavlova

Head of Pavlova

1924 · Wax on plaster with pigment, on wood mount

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Paderewski "The Man"

Paderewski "The Man"

1923 · wood

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Column of Life

Column of Life

1920 · Bronze

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Artist

Malvina Hoffman

Malvina Hoffman

Sculpture

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