Roger Parry, Malvina Hoffman, c. 1920, collection of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.
Born
(1885-06-15)June 15, 1885
New York City, US
Died
July 10, 1966(1966-07-10) (aged 81)
New York City, US
Education
Woman's School for Applied Design
Art Students League of New York
Académie Colarossi
A number of artists, including Auguste Rodin
Known for
Sculptures of dancers and "Hall of Man" at the Field Museum of Natural History
Notable work
Bacchanale Russe (1917)
The Sacrifice (1918) war memorial
Friendship of the English Speaking People (1924)
Hall of Man sculptures (1930s)
International Dance (1939)[1]
Spouse
Samuel Bonarios Grimson (1924–1936)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman (June 15, 1885 – July 10, 1966)[a] was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and significant individuals. She was particularly known for her sculptures of dancers, such as Anna Pavlova.[1][6] Her sculpture series of culturally diverse people, entitled Hall of the Races of Mankind, was a popular permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.[7] It was featured at the Century of Progress International Exposition at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933.[8]
She was commissioned to execute commemorative monuments and was awarded many prizes and honors, including a membership to the National Sculpture Society. In 1925, she was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1931.[9] Many of her portraits of individuals are among the collection of the New York Historical Society. She maintained a salon, a social gathering of artistic and personal acquaintances, at her Sniffen Court studio for many years.[9]
She was highly skilled in foundry techniques, often casting her own works.[8] Hoffman published a definitive work on historical and technical aspects of bronze casting, Sculpture Inside and Out, in 1939.[8][9]
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^Barbara Sicherman; Carol Hurd Green (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period: a Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-674-62733-8.
^Malvina Hoffman, Issued in New York, 1952-1954, Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration, July 1966
^Marianne Kinkel (2011). Races of Mankind: The Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman. University of Illinois Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-252-03624-8.
^Essays on Women's Artistic and Cultural Contributions 1919–1939. 2009. p. 164.
^Field Museum (January 1979). The Legacy of Malvina Hoffman. Vol. 50. Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
^ abcCarol Kort; Liz Sonneborn (May 14, 2014). A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts. Infobase Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4381-0791-2.
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