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Head of a Woman,
Designed 1962, executed 1971
executed by Carl Nesjar, Norwegian, 1920–2015
designed by Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973; born Malaga, Spain; died Mougins, France; active Paris
designed by Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973; born Malaga, Spain; died Mougins, France; active Paris
y1969-131
Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar executed Pablo Picasso's Head of a Woman in 1971 from a twelve-inch maquette that Picasso had completed in 1962. The huge project was poured and then sandblasted on-site. Picasso, who approved the project, received no fee for the work.
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Title
Head of a Woman
Dates
Designed 1962, executed 1971
Maker
Medium
Cast concrete, granite, and quartzite
Dimensions
488 × 365 × 218.4 cm (192 1/8 × 143 11/16 × 86 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1969-131
Signatures
Unsigned
Type
Materials
Subject
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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.)
