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Artist:
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Randolph Rogers
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Title:
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The Lost Pleiad
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Date:
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1874 (modeled)
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Medium:
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Marble
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Dimensions:
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90 x 51 in. (228.6 x 129.54 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 332
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The Lost Pleiad represents Merope, one of the seven daughters of the god Atlas and the sea nymph Pleoine. She and her sisters form the group of stars known as the Pleides, but Merope is seldom visible because, unlike her sisters, she married a lowly mortal and therefore hides herself in shame. Rogers portrayed Merope as a voluptuous seminude figure in search of her heavenly family. He imparted a windblown movement through the exaggerated twist of her figure, her fluttering hair and drapery, and the puffy clouds billowing below her.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Rogers, Randolph
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1825-1892
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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woman in flowing robe with one hand shading face, other hand pointing off into distance, life size.
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , Massachusetts, Salem
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Accession #:
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2004.194
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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