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Primitive Man

Edgar Walter American
ca. 1902–3, cast ca. 1905
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Primitive Man
  • Artist: Edgar Walter (American, San Francisco, California 1877–1938 San Francisco, California )
  • Date: ca. 1902–3, cast ca. 1905
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 15 x 15 in. (34.3 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Isaac N. Seligman, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.112
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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