Matsumi Kanemitsu
Female Form Embedded in Stone
1942-1957
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Matsumi Kanemitsu
Female Form Embedded in Stone
1942-1957
Physical Qualities
Marble, 7 5/8 x 3 x 2 in. (19.4 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Blankfard Martenet
Object Number
1957.283
This enigmatic and partially unfinished sculpture was attributed to Kanemitsu after it was gifted to the BMA. It may be the artist’s sole surviving work in stone. Kanemitsu studied sculpture with Karl Metzler (1909–1995), a local artist and Maryland Institute College of Art graduate, who he met by chance one evening on his way home from trade school. The generative friendship between Metzler, Martenet, and Kanemitsu was memorialized in a group portrait formerly owned by Martenet.
Leslie Cozzi, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matsumi Kanemitsu: Figure and Fantasy," May 14 - October 8, 2023.
Inscribed: Label: "METZLER / 248 / A"
