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Object Details
- Artist
- Charles Louis Hinton, born Ithaca, NY 1869-died Bronxville, NY 1950
- Luce Center Label
- This allegory has been a popular subject in literature and art dating back to the Middle Ages. Vanity personifies all the temptations and self-serving pleasures of the world. In Charles Louis Hinton’s version, the idealized figure has been replaced with a naturalistic, female nude. She turns her head and leans slightly back to look at her reflection. Her vanity is evident in her sensual, studied pose, which exudes beauty and self-confidence.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- 1915
- Object number
- 1952.5.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 26 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (67.2 x 59.7 x 21.7 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure female\nude
- Figure female\full length
- Allegory\quality\vanity
- Object\furniture\mirror
- Record ID
- saam_1952.5.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk700aa24cc-a637-4ebb-9442-eb25aabc69ff
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