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The Flirt

Mary Callery

1903-1977

The Flirt

Bronze

17 1/4 in x 22 1/8 in x 17 in

Circa 1957

Label:

“What should a sculpture be? . . . To be a work of art, to me, it must have its emotional life. One must like the thing, be attracted to it, or even be repulsed. It must work on you. Only then does it become living. That for me was the hardest thing to learn.”

As Exhibited In:

Our Own Work, Our Own Way, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, February 12–April 17, 2020, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, January 21–May 21, 2023, The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA, April 27–September 8, 2024, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, February 9–May 18, 2025

About This Artist