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Caso, Beatriz,
Portrait female -- Ines, Juana
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- Mexican
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, (sculpture).
Artist:
Caso, Beatriz, d. 2006, sculptor.
Title:
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, (sculpture).
Dates:
1975. Dedicated April 19, 1977.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 48 x 43 1/2 x 35 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 50 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, lower left front in script:) BEATRIZ CARO/1975 (Sculpture, on chest:) SOR JUANA INES DE LA CRUZ-POETISA MEXICANA/1651-1695 (Sculpture, plaque on proper right front near base:) DONACION DE LA UNION FEMINA/DE PERIODISTAS Y ESCRITORAS A.C. DE MEXICO/UNIFEPYE MEXICO 1975 (Rear, proper right:) FUNDICION MOISES DEL AGUILA/MEXICO DF signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Portrait bust of Mexican poetess Juana Ines de la Cruz rests on a low white painted metal base that sits on top of a tall concrete base. Juana is depicted with long hair and hands folded in front of her chest.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Ines, Juana -- Bust
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Ethnic -- Mexican
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Organization of American States, Museum, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Front lawn, Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Remarks:
IAS files contain an April 19, 1977 press release from the Organization of American States and a report on Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.
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 DC000112
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Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000112
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