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Pierce, Ron T.,
Religion -- Angel
Figure male -- Child
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Awakening, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pierce, Ron T., 1943- , sculptor.
Title:
Awakening, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 58 1/2 x 22 x 35 in.; Base: approx. 44 1/2 x 29 x 47 1/2 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Figure of a young male angel holding a horn up to his mouth with his proper left hand. His proper right arm hangs down at his side. He steps forward with his proper right foot and he leans back slightly. His tiny wings spread out behind him. He is dressed in a short, pleated skirt and he has very short curly hair. The figure is installed on a square base beneath a group of trees.
Subject:
Religion -- Angel
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Horn
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Union Baptist Church, 1910 Fitzwater Street, Garden on east side of church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
Remarks:
Funds for this piece were provided by the Fairmount Park Art Association.
References:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 338.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 338.
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 88320129
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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