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Cavanaugh, John,
Figure group -- Female
State of Being -- Other
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
The Captive, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cavanaugh, John, 1921-1985, sculptor.
Title:
The Captive, (sculpture).
Medium:
Relief: lead.
Dimensions:
64 x 34 x 8 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Relief of two female figures. One figure, caught in a thorn or bramble bush, stands bent at the waist with her face to the viewer and her hair blowing in the breeze. Her proper left arm follows the contours of her back and she balances on the toes of her proper left foot. Another female figure stands with her back to the viewer, her hands tied behind her back. Her face is in profile facing to the left. Her hair is wind-blown.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female
State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
John Cavanaugh Foundation, 1801 Swann Street, N.W., Above courtyard gate-west, Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Remarks:
One of seven reliefs by John Cavanaugh installed on the facade of the John Cavanaugh Foundation. Plaque attached to the building reads: SWANN'S WAY/THE SCULPTURES FEATURED ON/THIS BUILDING WERE CREATED BY JOHN CAVANAUGH/1921-1985/JOHN CAVANAUGH FOUNDATION/(202) 265-8622
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994.
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 DC000083
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Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000083
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