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O'Neill, Rose Cecil,
O'Neill, Callista,
Mythology -- Classical
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Branson
Sculpture
The Fauness, (sculpture).
Artist:
O
'Neill,
Rose
Cecil,
1874-1944
,
sculptor
.
O
'Neill, Callista, d. 1946, assistant.
Title:
The Fauness, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Faun Woman, (sculpture).
Faunesse, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 34 x 48 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 48 x 27 in.
Inscription:
(Marble plaque on base, incised letters:) THE FAUNESS/BY/
ROSE
O
'NEILL unsigned
Description:
A somewhat abstract reclining figure with legs bent at the knees and back resting on a rock. The figure doesn't have arms, and its head is a very abbreviated shape. The torso is that of a nude female while the legs appear to be fur-covered and the feet end in hoofs. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Faun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Branson
Sculpture
Owner:
Bonniebrook Park Association, P.
O
. Box 1487, Branson, Missouri 65615
Provenance:
Donated by Shepherd of the Hills Farm, Branson, Missouri
Formerly in the collection of
O
'Neill,
Rose
, Bonniebrook, Branson, Missouri
Formerly located Castle Carabas, Overlooking Saugatuck River, Connecticut
Remarks:
The artist's sister, Callista
O
'Neill assisted with some of the initial modelling of the sculpture. The sculpture was originally located at Castle Carabas, the artist's Connecticut estate. It was eventually moved to the artist's home in Bonniebrook. The sculpture was given to Bonniebrook Park by Shepherd of the Hills Farm.
IAS files contain related excerpts from: The Ozark Visitor (Nov.-Dec. 1971), pg. 6-7; The Midwest Motorist (Dec 1973), pg. 5-7. In addition, IAS files contain a pamphlet "Bonniebrook, Home of
Rose
O
'Neill," with information on Bonniebrook Park, listed on the National Historic Register. For additional information see the Bonniebrook Historical Society.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
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 MO000349
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000349
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