Scratching her Heel
Artist
Alexander Stirling Calder
(American, 1870 - 1945)
Datec. 1921
Mediumbronze
Dimensions11 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 6 inches (29.2 × 21.6 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1921.6
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextAlexander Stirling Calder, son of sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and father of sculptor Alexander “Sandy” Calder, studied under Thomas Eakins and Thomas Anshutz at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Calder went on to teach at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in New York. In Scratching Her Heel, Calder creates an original composition that combines both naturalistic and classical elements. The sculpture was among the first bronzes to enter Telfair’s collection, having been purchased for the museum by Fine Arts Advisor Gari Melchers in 1921.