Ritual Figure

Connecticut-born sculptor Elbert Weinberg began studying art as a teen, attending night classes at the Harvard Art School and continuing his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He earned the prestigious Prix-de-Rome in 1951. Drawing early inspiration from mythological and biblical narratives and later turning to more modern themes, Weinberg worked primarily in wood and bronze. His career took off when a trustee of New York’s Museum of Modern Art bought one of his figurative sculptures; art dealer Grace Borgenicht then arranged a commission for Weinberg from the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. More commissions followed, including for the Jewish Museum in New York and the Boston University School of Law.