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Moxom, Jack,
Portrait female -- Cooper, Sarah B.
Portrait female -- Cooper, Sarah B.
Figure female -- Nude
Animal -- Cat
Animal -- Squirrel
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Relief
Stele
Sculpture
Young Girl, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moxom, Jack, sculptor.
Title:
Young Girl, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 20 in. x 14 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 24 x 18 in.
Inscription:
(On back of sculpture:) P W A P/MOXOM (On perimeter of base:) IN MEMORY OF SARAH B. COOPER signed
Description:
An upright relief carving of a nude young girl, possibly Sarah B. Cooper, flanked by a squirrel at her proper left side and a cat at her proper right side. Three half-moon steps lead up to the sculpture with a low, scrolled wall protruding from the rear of the steps.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Cooper, Sarah B. -- Full length
Portrait female -- Cooper, Sarah B. -- Child
Figure female -- Nude
Animal -- Cat
Animal -- Squirrel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Relief
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Located Golden Gate Park, Sharon Meadow, about 50 ft. southwest of Sharon Building, San Francisco, California
Provenance:
Acquired 1939.
Remarks:
For additional information see: "A Survey of Art Work in the City & County of San Francisco," published by the Office of the Mayor, 1975.
The sculpture was acquired in 1939 from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and was dedicated by the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association. The sculpture is in memory of Sarah B. Cooper.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
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 CA000891
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000891
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