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Mestrovic, Ivan,
Modern Art Foundry,
Figure group -- Female & Child
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Immigrant Mother, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Mestrovic, Ivan, 1883-1962, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Immigrant Mother, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1960. Dedicated Oct. 1, 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 8 ft. x 28 in. x 33 in.; Base: approx. 51 x 49 x 55 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on front of base:) DEDICATED TO THE/VALIANT IMMIGRANT MOTHERS/BY WILLIAM GEORGE BRUCE/IVAN MESTROVIC/SCULPTOR signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The piece depicts an immigrant mother with her children.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Female & Child
History
--
United States
--
Immigration
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Wisconsin
--
Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Milwaukee
County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin
53226
Located Cathedral Square, East Kilbourn, North Jefferson, East Wells & North Jackson Streets,
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
Remarks:
Money for the piece, $30,000 was bequeathed to the city by civic leader William G. Bruce (1856-1949). The
sculpture
was dedicated to his mother, Apollonia Becher Bruce, and all immigrant mothers.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Wisconsin
,
Milwaukee
survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 74020046
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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