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    		• Arye, Leonora,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mamaroneck
     
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    Untitled, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Arye, Leonora, 1931- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Untitled, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Mermaid, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1985. June-Sept. 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: carved red oak; Base: stone and steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. (2,000 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A mermaid carved from red oak is mounted horizontally on two steel support rods that are secured in a large boulder. The mermaid is angled upwards with arms extended over her head as if swimming through the sky. She has a strong and voluptuous figure and long hair flowing back. Her head is raised accentuating the feeling of strength. Her upper body is smooth and muscular, tapering to a fish-scaled lower body. The sculpture is situated near a boat dock facing out over the Long Island Sound.
    Subject: 
    Literature -- Character -- Mermaid
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mamaroneck
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club, South Barry Avenue, Near boat dock, Mamaroneck, New York 10543
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned by the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club in 1985. It was carved out of a large red oak tree that had been killed by blight and was resting in the club's parking lot. IAS files contain related articles from the New York Times, Nov. 17, 1985; and the Gannett Westchester Newspapers, Oct. 29, 1985, pg. 7.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    New York Times, Nov. 17, 1985.
    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 NY001238
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