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Goldfine, Beatrice,
Portrait female -- Meir, Golda
Occupation -- Political
Ethnic -- Israeli
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Golda Meir, (sculpture).
Artist:
Goldfine
,
Beatrice
, 1923- , sculptor.
Title:
Golda Meir, (sculpture).
Dates:
1980. Dedicated October 3, 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 x 1 1/2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On back of sculpture, lower right side:) B. GOLDSTONE/1980 (On bronze plaque, front of base:) GOLDA MEIR/1898-1979/IN MEMORY OF THIS/GREAT LEADER, PIONEER/AND HUMANITARIAN/DEDICATED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK//THE JEWISH COMMUNITY/RELATIONS COUNCIL AND/SWIG, WEILER AND ARNOW/SEPTEMBER 1984 signed
Description:
Portrait of Golda Meir in her later years as Prime Minister. She stares straight ahead. The bust rests atop a square granite block.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Meir, Golda -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Prime Minister
Ethnic -- Israeli
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Golda Meir Square, Broadway at 39th Street, New York, New York
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 148.
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. 148.
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 87870133
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