National Defense, carved wood sculpture by Enrico Glicenstein

A tall carved wood figure group rises from a dark wooden base. A nude adult woman, one arm raised above her head, stands behind and above a smaller nude child who clings to her side. The rough, textured surface gives the work a weathered, monumental presence.

Artist

Enrico Glicenstein

Date

1942

Medium

carved redwood on wood base

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1962 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum