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Although best known as a sculptor, Roche was a versatile and prolific artist who worked in many mediums. Loïe Fuller, the pioneer of modern dance who took Paris by storm in 1892, was one of his favorite subjects. He portrayed her in clay, bronze, marble, plaster, and in a series of gypsographs that illustrated an essay by the art critic Roger Marx. The book was described as "a precious monument to Loïe Fuller."
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Document identity
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159254
label
Shoe Suspended from a Ribbon
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object
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Source metadata
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159254
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object
title
Shoe Suspended from a Ribbon
description
Although best known as a sculptor, Roche was a versatile and prolific artist who worked in many mediums. Loïe Fuller, the pioneer of modern dance who took Paris by storm in 1892, was one of his favorite subjects. He portrayed her in clay, bronze, marble, plaster, and in a series of gypsographs that illustrated an essay by the art critic Roger Marx. The book was described as "a precious monument to Loïe Fuller."
date
1904
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978585
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17043
68501
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Bound Volume
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1
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import
cul
France, early 20th Century
accession
1995.54.o
Source extras
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gypsograph
tombstone
La Loïe Fuller, by Roger Marx: Shoe Suspended from a Ribbon, 1904. Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922), Les Cents Bibliophiles. Gypsograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.54.o
series
La Loïe Fuller
by Roger Marx
collection
PR - Gypsograph
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:15:26.458000
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159254
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Prints
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PR - Gypsograph
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gypsograph
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male
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