Persephone

Anita Huffington American

1999

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 302

Artwork Details

Title: Persephone
Artist: Anita Huffington (American, Baltimore, Maryland, 1934–2025 Arkansas)
Date: 1999
Medium: Pink alabaster with granite base
Dimensions: 25 in. × 10 in. × 9 1/2 in. (63.5 × 25.4 × 24.1 cm)
Weight 2002.401a: 133 lb. (60.3 kg)
Weight 2002.401b: 62.8 lb. (28.5 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of the artist and Patti Cadby Birch, 2002
Object Number: 2002.401a, b
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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