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Romanelli, Raffaello,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Amphibian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Columbus
Fountain
Sculpture
The Stork in Flight, (sculpture).
Artist:
Romanelli, Raffaello, 1856-1928, sculptor.
Title:
The Stork in Flight, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Birdbath, (sculpture).
Dates:
20th c.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: bronze; Basin: marble.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. 29 x 37 x 12 in.; Each frog: approx. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 in.; Basin: approx. H. 54 in. x Diam. 39 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) PROF. RAFFAELIO (sic) PO ROMANELLI/FIRENZE signed
Description:
A birdbath fountain consisting of a bronze stork with outstretched wings, appearing to have just landed, in the center of a "pond" (the marble, circular basin), holding a captured frog with one of its feet. Four bronze frogs are placed equidistantly around the top edge of the basin. The frogs once spit water into the basin. The pedestal of the basin resembles twisted rope, stretching to a square bottom.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Stork
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Columbus
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Irwin Management Company, 301 Washington, Columbus, Indiana 47201
Located Irwin Gardens, 608 5th Street, Columbus, Indiana
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Sweeney, Elsie Irwin, Castalia, on Harrison Lakes, Columbus, Indiana
Remarks:
The fountain was previously owned by Miss Elsie Irwin Sweeney. When she died, it was moved to Irwin Gardens, the Irwin family home.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000514
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000514
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