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1878 Webster City, Iowa - 1942 New York City. Known for: Sculpture-immigrant figure.
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A sculptor of highly realistic figures, Abastenia Eberle was especially focused on children of the Lower East Side of New York City when that part of the city was full of immigrants and of resulting... Read full biography
A sculptor of highly realistic figures, Abastenia Eberle was especially focused on children of the Lower East Side of New York City when that part of the city was full of immigrants and of resulting social problems. With the eye of a photojournalist and without sentimentality, she recorded the... Read full biography
A sculptor of highly realistic figures, Abastenia Eberle was especially focused on children of the Lower East Side of New York City when that part of the city was full of immigrants and of resulting social problems. With the eye of a photojournalist and without sentimentality, she recorded the lives of these people including the plight of immigrant females in a piece titled White Slave. This sculpture was her entry in the New York 1913 Armory Show and shocked people because it showed a girl... Read full biography
A sculptor of highly realistic figures, Abastenia Eberle was especially focused on children of the Lower East Side of New York City when that part of the city was full of immigrants and of resulting social problems. With the eye of a photojournalist and without sentimentality, she recorded the lives of these people including the plight of immigrant females in a piece titled White Slave. This sculpture was her entry in the New York 1913 Armory Show and shocked people because it showed a girl being sold into white slavery. Other works including The Dance of the Ghetto Children and Roller Skating showed youngsters at play, having spontaneous fun. Eberle was born in Webster City, Iowa, and was raised primarily in Canton, Ohio where her father... Read full biography
A sculptor of highly realistic figures, Abastenia Eberle was especially focused on children of the Lower East Side of New York City when that part of the city was full of immigrants and of resulting social problems. With the eye of a photojournalist and without sentimentality, she recorded the lives of these people including the plight of immigrant females in a piece titled White Slave. This sculpture was her entry in the New York 1913 Armory Show and shocked people because it showed a girl being sold into white slavery. Other works including The Dance of the Ghetto Children and Roller Skating showed youngsters at play, having spontaneous fun. Eberle was born in Webster City, Iowa, and was raised primarily in Canton, Ohio where her father was a doctor who took her on house calls including to the home of a sculptor who inspired her... Read full biography