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Blue Dancer

Artist Alexander Archipenko Ukrainian, 1887–1964, active in France and the United States

Datemodeled 1913–1918; cast after 1961

MediumBronze with blue patina, marble base

Dimensions41 x 18 in. (104.1 x 45.7 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number76.1.8

On View

On view

ProvenanceModeled 1913–1918, cast after 1961; collection of the artist; private collection, New York; [Forum Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1976.

Published ReferencesFrances Archipenko, Frederick S. Wight, and Donald H. Karshan, Alexander Archipenko: A Memorial Exhibition (Los Angeles: UCLA Art Galleries, 1967), no. 14, discussed 21, illus. (b-w, another cast).

Katherine Jánszky Michaelsen, Archipenko: A Study of His Early Works, 1908-1920 (Ph.D. diss., Columbia University, 1975) (New York: Garland Publishing, 1977), cat. no. S47, discussed 91, illus. (b-w, another cast).

Edgar Peters Bowron, ed., Introduction to the Collections (Chapel Hill: Published for the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, by The University of North Carolina Press, 1983), illus. (b-w) 266.

Donald Karshan, Archipenko: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1908-1963 (Danville, KY: Centre College in association with Indiana University Press, 1985), noted 4.

Katherine Jánszky Michaelsen, et al, Alexander Archipenko: A Central Tribute (exhibition catalogue) (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1986), "Cannes cache" discussed 83, no .54.

Introduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 255.

"Highlights Include Kids' Favorites," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (September/October 2003), mentioned 6, illus. (color) 6-7.

Alexander Archipenko: Vision and Continuity (exhibition catalogue) (New York: Ukrainian Museum, 2005), discussed 42, illus. (color) 44, fig. 13 (catalogue only, not in exhibition).
Exhibition HistoryPinehurst, NC, Pinehurst Hotel, "Fashion Fantasy," April 14, 1978.

Winston-Salem, NC, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, "Opening Exhibition," February 2-March 2, 1977.

Pinehurst, NC, "North Carolina Art Society Fashion Show," March 25, 1977.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," September 25-October 23, 1977.

Fayetteville, NC, Fayetteville Museum of Art,"Inaugural Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," May 1-30, 1978.

Chapel Hill, NC, Morehead Planetarium, "Cartier Soirée," October 16-31, 1979.

Winston-Salem, NC, Reynolda House, "Twentieth Century American Art," December 7, 1979-January 31, 1980.

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