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The College Athlete: M.2-1905

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The College Athlete

Maker(s)

Sculptor: McKenzie, Robert Tait

Entities

Categories

Description

Figure. Plaster cast. Nude figure of an athlete standing on a square base. He stands with the weight of his body on his right leg, his left leg bent and his foot raised on to his toes. His head bent down looking to his hands, the right clasping a grip.

Legal notes

Bought from the sculptor. Received from Paris

Measurements and weight

Height: 43.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1905-03-04) by McKenzie, Robert Tait

Dating

20th Century, Early
Edward VII
Production date: AD 1903 : dated 1903

Note

Modelled to determine the proportions of the typical college athlete, and based on average proportions of 400 Harvard students and the fifty strongest over a period of eight years.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Plaster, cast

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: copyright by R. Tait McKenzie 1903
  • Method of creation: Incised

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.2-1905
Primary reference Number: 29227
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_2_1905
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 5 February 2024 Last processed: Monday 5 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The College Athlete" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29227 Accessed: 2024-12-22 21:38:00

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