id:			119742
accession number:	1940.576
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.576
updated:		2025-10-11 13:56:11.103000

Goddess, 1921–24. Elie Nadelman (American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946). Marble; with base: 58.1 x 23.5 x 36.2 cm (22 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.576

title:				Goddess
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creation date:			1921–24
creation date earliest:		1921
creation date latest:		1924
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creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	America
technique:	marble
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Elie Nadelman (American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946)  - sculptor

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measurements: with base: 58.1 x 23.5 x 36.2 cm (22 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman</i>. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 23-November 30, 1975); Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., DC (December 20, 1975-February 15, 1976).

	title:		The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930
	opening date:   1986-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).

	title:		The Precisionist Aesthetic in American Art
	opening date:   1989-01-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Precisionist Aesthetic in American Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-April 9, 1989).

	title:		Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life
	opening date:   2003-03-27T00:00:00
	<i>Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life</i>. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 27-July 20, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	James Parmelee, Washington, D.C.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	cat. #41, p. 42, repr.
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	Haskell, Barbara, and Elie Nadelman. Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2003.
	page number: 	cat # (fig.) 169, p. 145.
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	Milliken, William. "The Bequest of James Parmelee."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15-27.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 20
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25140904

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