© Estate of Dimitri Hadzi
Sketchbook featuring studies for Centaur with Pipes (Princeton),
1954–57
Dimitri Hadzi, 1921–2006; born New York, NY; died Boston, MA; active Rome, Italy and Cambridge, MA
2021-286
Information
Title
Sketchbook featuring studies for Centaur with Pipes (Princeton)
Dates
1954–57
Maker
Medium
Ink and graphite
Dimensions
each sheet: 25 × 17.5 cm (9 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
closed: 26 × 18.5 × 1 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/16 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Cynthia Hadzi
Object Number
2021-286
Inscription
White sticker on the upper center of the cover: "CENTAUR WITH PIPES/ STUDIES (PRINCETON),"
Handwritten with ink: "AUSCHWITZ,"
Handwritten in graphite, smaller sticker on the upper left: 23
Description
This sketchbook features sculptor Dimitri Hadzi’s preparatory drawings for Centaur, a sculpture created for and installed at the center of the fountain of Prospect House’s south garden
Culture
Artist;
Estate of the artist;
2021-present, gift to Princeton University Art Museum
