Thea Tewi (June 24, 1902 – July 5, 1999) Large and Heavy Bro...

Estimate

£300 - £500

Thea Tewi (June 24, 1902 – July 5, 1999)
Large and Heavy Bronze sculpture sat upon a slate base. Detailing Hebrew style alphabet letters- signed to the reverse side. Signs of Writing to top left hand side of slate base.[46x30.5x10.5cm]
[Side Note- Tewi started out working in metal,[3] but switched to stone as her favourite material, particularly marble and onyx.[4] She resumed sculpting in 1950 following her career as a lingerie designer.[5]

Tewi frequently brought Jewish themes and motifs into her sculpture, including a work using the Hebrew alphabet as its basis which won her the National Arts Club award for religious sculpture in 1966.[5] Her stonework included an art deco style headstone for the grave of Frederick and Helen Serger in Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens, New York.[14] She represented the United States at the 1969 Biennale in Carrara, Italy.[5]

Tewi exhibited widely from the 1960s to the early 1990s, with solo shows in galleries and venues across the United States and Italy, and participated in a number of exhibitions held across America and in Paris and Italy.[4][15] Examples of her sculpture are held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[16] the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Chrysler Museum of Art, and many other institutions.[4] Her work is also owned by The Bank of Tokyo, Citicorp, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and Pfizer.[4]]