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Nartanam, (sculpture). Artist:  Marozzi, Eli Raphael, 1913-1999, sculptor. Title:  Nartanam, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Natana, (sculpture). Dates:  1958. Dedicated April 2, 1958. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast white marble aggregate; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in.; Base: approx. 12 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. x 5 in. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on bottom of sculpture:) NARTANAM/COSMIC DANCE/ELI MAROZZI unsigned Description:  Three rectangular relief sections, each containing a dancing figure. The stylized figures, a male flanked by two females, reflect the Indian dance referred to in the Sanskrit title. Subject:  Figure group Recreation -- Dancing Ethnic -- Asian Indian Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu Sculpture Owner:  Tennent Art Foundation Gallery, 203 Prospect Street, Entrance courtyard wall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Remarks:  Commissioned by Madge Tennent for the Tennent Art Foundation. SOS! survey indicates title "Natana" as given in Radford's book is incorrect; "Nartanam," a Sanskrit word referring to the Asian-American Indian dance, "Cosmic Dance," is the correct spelling. IAS files contain related newsclippings from Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 1, 1958, pg. 18 and April 5, 1958, pg. 14; and from the Honolulu Advertiser, April 4, 1958, pg. B3. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993. Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978. Illustration:  Image on file. Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978, pg. 35. 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 87600022   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87600022 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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