Object Details
- Artist
- Edmonia Lewis, born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907
- Luce Center Label
- Edmonia Lewis occasionally carved sculptures of mythical scenes, which were very popular with American tourists visiting Rome. Poor Cupid, or Love Ensnared, depicts the cherub with his hand caught in a trap as he reaches down for a rose. Frivolous sculptures like this appealed to the Victorian sentimentality of affluent Americans traveling around Europe.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alfred T. Morris, Sr.
- modeled ca. 1872, carved 1876
- Object number
- 1984.156
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- 27 x 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (68.6 x 34.9 x 31.1 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 20A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Mythology\classical\Cupid
- Allegory\passion\love
- Object\weapon\bow and arrow
- Record ID
- saam_1984.156
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d96f6ef8-c229-4a30-9db5-e4711c777711
