Dog on Burning Table (wax model in sculptor's studio)

Metadata

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11134/50002:1423

Title

Dog on Burning Table (wax model in sculptor's studio)

Origin Information

Date Created	1974

Parent Item

Connecticut History Illustrated

Elbert Weinberg Collection

Resource Type

Still image

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Description

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.

Genre

photographs

Subject

Sculpture

dogs

Weinberg, Elbert, 1928-1991

Geographic Subject

Rome (Italy)

Extent

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

Held By

Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

Use and Reproduction

Copyright restrictions may apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library.

Note

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.

Note Type	source note
Note	Elbert Weinberg Collection

Local Identifier

hpl_hhc_weinberg_0219.tif

Dog on Burning Table (wax model in sculptor's studio)

Share