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Stauch, Edward,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Time
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Night, (sculpture).
Artist:
Stauch, Edward, b. ca. 1830, sculptor.
Title:
Night, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1872. Relocated ca. 1976 or ca. 1979-1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 68 x 23 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 28 x 66 x 66 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, right side of bronze base:) Robert Wood & Co./Bronze Founders/Phila. unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of a bare-chested female draped in a large cloth. Her proper left hand holds the cloth up over her head. Her proper right hand holds the cloth up to her chest. Her eyes are closed and her head is bent down.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Time -- Night
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Located Fairmount Park, Horticultural Center, west side of park, Belmont Avenue & North Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Formerly located Fairmount Park, George's Hill, west side of park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
This sculpture was the first gift to the Fairmount Park Art Association. The donor wished to remain anonymous but records indicated that founding board member, Edwin N. Benson, gave funds to purchase a bronze allegorical statue. The amount given, which did not cover the cost of the base, was $1,000. The sculpture was accepted in June 1872 and was originally located at George's Hill on a 60 inch granite base. It was moved according to the Bach publication in ca. 1976 when the new Horticultural Center was built. The SOS! survey notes that the piece was moved ca. 1976-1980.
References:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 70.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 200.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 70.
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 88320029
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