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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    Mother Goose, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872-1944, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Mother Goose, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1938.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx.60 x 42 x 63 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 54 x 72 in.
    Inscription: 
    F.G.R. ROTH signed
    Description: 
    Mother Goose rides side-saddle on a flying goose surrounded by characters of the Mother Goose tales.
    Subject: 
    Literature -- Character -- Mother Goose
    Literature -- Character -- Little Jack Horner
    Literature -- Character -- Little Bo Peep
    Literature -- Character -- Humpty Dumpty
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Central Park, Mary Harriman Rumsey Playground entrance near East Drive and 72nd Street, New York, New York 10021
    Remarks: 
    Purchased with Works Progress Administration funds.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 217.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 217.
    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 76003534
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