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Armillary Sphere, (sculpture). Artist:  Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor. Title:  Armillary Sphere, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1918. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. Diam. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. Diam 13 1/2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Open sphere made of three intersecting bands with an arrow piercing through the center. Roman numerals appear on the outside and symbols on the inside of the widest band. The sphere rests on a short bell-shaped base which sits on a disk. Around the disk are the signs of the zodiac in relief. The sculpture rests on a round, fluted concrete base. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Globe Emblem -- Zodiac Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Agriculture, 3501 New York, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20002 Located United States National Arboretum, Herb Garden, Washington, District of Columbia Provenance:  Formerly located Meridian Hill Park, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Inscription on plaque attached to granite curbing at the edge of a bed surrounding the base reads: In memory of Louise Armstrong/Given by Eunice Taylor Vanderhoef. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. 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 DC000055   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000055 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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