On Avenue A

Mary Abastenia St. Leger Eberle American

Founder Cast by B. Zoppo American

1914

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 772

In the early twentieth century, Avenue A on New York’s Lower East Side was a teeming, vibrant locale for recent immigrants. In 1914 Eberle moved to nearby Madison Street and modeled On Avenue A, two girls dancing in the street to the hurdy gurdy, a crank-turned musical instrument. A committed social activist and suffragist, Eberle saw her art as means of expressing the beauty of the human experience regardless of class or origin. Here she presents a compassionate view of the urban poor at play, focusing on the unreserved happiness of the duo with symmetrical poses, animated faces, and swirling skirts.

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Title: On Avenue A
Artist: Mary Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (American, Webster City, Iowa 1878–1942 New York)
Founder: Cast by B. Zoppo (American, New York)
Date: 1914
Culture: American
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 14 1/2 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (36.8 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2021
Object Number: 2021.269
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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