biography
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Hoffman, Malvinia Cornell
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née Grimson
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| female
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| lived:
| (1885–1966)
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| biography:
| Sculptor, born in New York City, New York, USA. She studied at the Art Students League (c.1909), travelled to Paris to study with Rodin (1910–14), and returned to New York City. She became known for her sculptures of famous personalities, such as ‘Mask of Anna Pavlova’ (1924), and for 100 figures, ‘Races of Man’ (1929–33), commissioned by the Field Museum, Chicago. |
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