Malvina Hoffman
American · 1885–1966 · Painter, Printmaker
Malvina Cornell Hoffman was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created… (Wikipedia)
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Malvina Cornell Hoffman was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and significant individuals. She was particularly known for her sculptures of dancers, such as Anna Pavlova. Her sculpture series of culturally diverse people, entitled Hall of the Races of Mankind, was a popular permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. It was featured at the Century of Progress International Exposition at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933.
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Also known as Grimson Hoffman, Malvina Cornell, Malvina Cornell Hoffman, Malvina Grimson, Malvina Grimson-Hoffman, Mrs. Samuel Bonarios Grimson, Mrs. Samuel Grimson, Mrs. Samuel Grimson Hoffman
Works in museum collections
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