The College Athlete
Sculptor: McKenzie, Robert Tait
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.
Bought from the sculptor. Received from Paris
Height: 43.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1905-03-04) by McKenzie, Robert Tait
20th Century, Early
Edward VII
Production date:
AD 1903
: dated 1903
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.
Casting (process) : Plaster, cast
Accession number: M.2-1905
Primary reference Number: 29227
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_2_1905
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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