Kore: Our Hopes for Our Children

Historical Period
Modern Greece (1950 - 2025)

Title
Kore: Our Hopes for Our Children

Sculptor
George Petrides

Sculpture Completed
2024, version II

Sculpture Medium
Mixed media including gold

Sculpture Dimensions
Overall: H. 29.5 in. x D. 22.4 in. (75 cm x 57 cm)

Model
Sofia Petrides

Petrides' Relationship
Daughter, posed 2022 (age 12)

Petrides Seeks to Convey
Optimism, innocence

Sculptural Precedent
Kore 684 (ca. 490 BC)

Precedent Work Held By
Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece