Jacob Epstein, Lydia

Jacob Epstein 1880-1959

Lydia

bronze

48 x 40 x 20

1987-88

Licensing: Bridgeman Images

Photo: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, London

Lydia, a jazz singer and/or dancer, was working as a waitress at Epstein’s favourite Chinese restaurant in London’s Wardour Street when they met; this is the second of three busts...

Provenance

bequest of Ethel Solomon

Exhibitions

Autumn Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings by Contemporary Jewish Artists

Literature

Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 38.

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