Large Regal Female Nude Bust, Ceramic Scupture with Bronze Finish, by Arlene Wingate C 1950

Clearly the work of a very skilled artist, a bust this size commands notice. Also, when you are nude yet wearing a beautiful necklace, it gets people's attention. But perhaps most of all, even more than her razor sharp cheekbones, it is the impenetrable expression achieved in this gorgeous sculpture that is most compelling. In a NY Times review of a showing at The Clay Club in Greenwhich Village in  1947, praising her work, the paper noted that Arline Wingate is "...very effective at conveying personality". So that regal stare? Not an accident. (This was by no means her first gallery show; her 1934 NY Times wedding announcement contained this charming, and exceedingly unique, fact: “The bride is a well known sculptress.”) Some time in mid-20th century New York City, the very accomplished sculptor Arline Wingate, recognized the very accomplished--and very famous--scuptor Isamu Noguchi, almost exactly her age, at an art supply store on Canal Street frequented by artists. "He asked me if