Horse and Rider (Marini) explained

Horse and Rider
Artist:	Marino Marini
Year:	1952–1953
Type:	Bronze.
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	ft
City:	Washington, D.C.
Museum:	Hirshhorn Museum
Coordinates:	38.8892°N -77.023°W
Owner:	Hirshhorn Museum

Horse and Rider is a modern equestrian bronze sculpture by Marino Marini.^[1] Executed in 1952–1953, it is located at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.^[2]

After the Second World War, Marini developed a horse and rider theme, where the figure is not in control of his mount.^[3]

See also

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

External links

• The Hirshhorn Sculpture Gardens
• Horse and Rider, (sculpture)., SIRIS

Notes and References

1. Web site: Horse and Rider, (sculpture) . Siris-artinventories.si.edu . 2017-04-17.
2. Web site: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden . 2011-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171102/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=9941 . 2011-06-29 .
3. A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, OCLC 97-61991, p.51