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Mason, Jimilu,
Fonderia Beani e Cacia,
Figure group -- Male & Child
Allegory -- Passion
Homage -- Hoppenfeld, Mort
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
Sculpture
The Hug, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mason, Jimilu, 1930- , sculptor.
Fonderia
Beani
e
Cacia
,
founder
.
Title:
The Hug, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figures: bronze with patina applied; Base: bronze.
Dimensions:
Figures: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 2 ft.
Inscription:
Jimilu (On side of base:) FOND-BEANI CACIA-ITALY signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
A man hugging a girl. The man wears a shirt and slacks and the girl wears a dress. Both figures are barefoot.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male & Child
Allegory -- Passion -- Love
Homage -- Hoppenfeld, Mort
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Rouse Company, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044
Located American City Building, 10227 Wincopince, Columbia, Maryland 21044
Remarks:
The figures are a gift to Columbia from the Rouse Company and the Enterprize Development Company in honor of the late Mort Hoppenfeld. Hoppenfeld was Vice President of the Rouse Company and directed the planning and design of Columbia. A commemorative plaque, now missing, read: In memory of/MORT HOPPENFELD/WHOSE PLANS AND DESIGNS/FOR COLUMBIA EMBRACE ALL PEOPLE/THE HUG/COLUMBIA'S 20TH BIRTHDAY/JUNE 21, 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 MD000054
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