Shorn Medusa
charles rudolph rudy (1904 – 1986)
Discover Charles Rudolph Rudy's monumental sculptures & public art reflecting Pennsylvania’s values. Explore his legacy as a renowned sculptor & educator at ArtsDot.
James A. Michener Art Museum (Doylestown, United States of America)
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Charles Rudy achieved national status as a sculptor for his work on public buildings across the country, as well as for his prizewinning sculptures. After studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and on a Cresson Traveling Fellowship in Europe, Rudy settled in Ottsville, Pennsylvania, with his wife in 1936, where he lived until his death in 1986. The Michener’s Rudy Collection, one of the main repositories of the artist’s work, includes bronze and plaster sculptures along with plaster molds (with associated rubber molds and plaster positives) and the artist’s tools.
About this artwork
- Title: Shorn Medusa
- Artist: charles rudolph rudy
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: James A. Michener Art Museum
- Movement: Modernism
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: bronze casting technique , pennsylvania values
- Keywords: brown bronze color , charles rudolph rudy , pennsylvania sculptor
- Color intensity: Monochromatic

