Leda and the Swan / Reuben Nakian

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Accession Number: 1979/1.151
Title: Leda and the Swan
Artist: Reuben Nakian
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1897-1986
Medium and Support: bronze on stone base
Object Creation Date: 1978
Object Creation Place: North and Central America (continent); United States (nation)
Creation Place 1: North and Central America (continent)
Creation Place 2: United States (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Inscription: Inscribed rear below swan: NAKIAN Foundry mark below signature: RENAISSANCE 7/7/ART FORY./1978
Dimensions: 17 cm x 22.2 cm x 12 cm (6 11/16 in. x 8 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Keywords: abstraction; birds; mythology; nudes; swans
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; animals; figures; genres; modern and contemporary art; people and occupations; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1207 x 859
File Size: 68 KB
Record: 1979/1.151
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1979-sl-1.151/1979_1.151.jpg

In public portfolios: Animals, historical and comparative (312); Greco-Roman mythology (116); Greek cultural influence (140)

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Full citation: "Leda and the Swan; Reuben Nakian." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1979-sl-1.151/1979_1.151.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.