Bronze figural nude sculp, Dorothy Peirce, Deity, c1925
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Bronze of a surreal nude figure by Dorothy Rice Peirce, titled Deity,Gorham Founders, c1925
Height: 16.5"
Dorothy Rice Sims (Peirce)
(Wiki): Dorothy Rice Sims (Peirce)(June 24, 1889-March 24, 1960) was an American sportswoman, aviator, bridge player, artist, and journalist.
Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June 24, 1889, Sims was one of six children of Julia (nee Barnett) and Isaac Rice, a businessman (or corporation lawyer) who founded the Electric Boat Company (producer of submarines for the US Navy and others). Her younger sister Marion (1891-1990, Marion Rice Hart) also became famous as an aviator and sportswoman. ("Before her flying career, Mrs. Hart had captained a 72-foot ketch around the world, most of the way alone.") Their mother Julia B. Rice founded the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises in New York City.
Father Isaac Rice was born in Bavaria and raised in Philadelphia. He was also a musician and musicologist, chess player and patron. Dorothy and Marion were the second and fourth of six children, the second and third of four daughters.
Height: 16.5"
Dorothy Rice Sims (Peirce)
(Wiki): Dorothy Rice Sims (Peirce)(June 24, 1889-March 24, 1960) was an American sportswoman, aviator, bridge player, artist, and journalist.
Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June 24, 1889, Sims was one of six children of Julia (nee Barnett) and Isaac Rice, a businessman (or corporation lawyer) who founded the Electric Boat Company (producer of submarines for the US Navy and others). Her younger sister Marion (1891-1990, Marion Rice Hart) also became famous as an aviator and sportswoman. ("Before her flying career, Mrs. Hart had captained a 72-foot ketch around the world, most of the way alone.") Their mother Julia B. Rice founded the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises in New York City.
Father Isaac Rice was born in Bavaria and raised in Philadelphia. He was also a musician and musicologist, chess player and patron. Dorothy and Marion were the second and fourth of six children, the second and third of four daughters.
Condition
Good condition overall.Davids notes: this bronze has Gorham Foundry numbers that match the work when compared with Gorham Foundry records.
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Bronze figural nude sculp, Dorothy Peirce, Deity, c1925
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