Nurse Supervisor

William Edmondson · c. 1940

Here we have Nurse Supervisor — a sculpture by the American artist William Edmondson, around nineteen forty. Carved in limestone, a soft stone that cuts quickly and forgives nothing — anything taken off stays off. In the picture, look for the carved figure.

Medium Limestone · Dimensions 13 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/4" (34.3 × 21.6 × 13.3 cm) · Credit Gift of Alice and Tom Tisch in honor of AC Hudgins

Hanging beside it in The Edward Steichen Galleries: Interior White Mountains, Woman at the Piano

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: African Sculpture, Apartment, Tiari, Retrospective Bust of a Woman, Woman at the Piano, A Happy New Year