View of the wax model for a 1974 bronze sculpture by Elbert Weinberg depicting a dog precariously balanced on a small high table with spindly legs. The model is on a wooden platform in the interior of a studio, probably Weinberg’s studio in Rome, Italy. The finished sculpture is 68 inches high and was exhibited at the Grace Borgenicht Gallery in New York in 1986.

Sculptor Elbert Weinberg (1928-1991) was a Hartford native and Weaver High School graduate who maintained a studio in the Colt Building for many years. He worked in various mediums, including marble, bronze, and other metals. Twice awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome, Weinberg created sculptures that grace museums, public installations, and private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

1974

Rome (Italy)

Sculpture
Dogs

photographs

Weinberg, Elbert, 1928-1991

Source extent: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 11.25 x 7.25 in.

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