© The Estate of Jacques Lipchitz, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
Currently not on view
Song of the Vowels,
Designed 1931–32; executed 1969
Jacques Lipchitz, 1891–1973; born Druskieniki, Lithuania; died Capri, Italy; active Paris, France, and Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
y1969-22
Jacques Lipchitz fused the harp with the harpist to form a powerful hybrid. Inspired by symphony concerts in Paris, the work embodies the Cubist principles of structure and form for which the sculptor was well known. Seventh of an edition of seven, Princeton's version is unique in that it adds a square base to the pedestal, an element not found in earlier casts.
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Title
Song of the Vowels
Dates
Designed 1931–32; executed 1969
Maker
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
ca. 310 x 198.1 x 162.6 cm. (122 1/16 x 78 x 64 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1969-22
Signatures
Signed and dated on top of base: 7/7 J. Lipchitz 1931–1932, Modern Art Foundry
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Sanford C. Reynolds, Jr., John N. Brooks, Jr., Edmund L. Keeley, James M. Markham, and John A. McPhee, the editorial board, "The Putnam sculpture: 20th Century masterpieces give dramatic perspectives to Princeton's familiar vistas", Princeton alumni weekly 70 (Jan. 27, 1970): p. 1214
, 14 - Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., p. 112-115 (illus.)
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996).
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., p. 8-9 (illus.)
