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American Farm Girl, (sculpture). Artist:  Mose, Carl C., 1903-1973, sculptor. Title:  American Farm Girl, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1961. Installed April 20, 1963. Dedicated April 20, 1963. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: peach-sand colored marble. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 x 3 x 2 ft.; Plinth: approx. 3.5 x 25 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 52 x 50 x 42 in. Inscription:  (On plinth:) Carl C. Mose, Sculptor (On front of base:) FOLLOW YOUR DREAM/MAKE LIFE OBEY YOU/NOT YOU IT/(scripted signature) Wm. H. Danforth (On side of base:) GROW IN EFFECTIVENESS/SERVICE/KNOWLEDGE/CHARACTER/(scripted signature) Wm. H. Danforth (On rear of base:) I DARE YOU YOUNG WOMAN/TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A/MASTERPIECE UPON WHICH/YOUR FAMILY CAN BUILD.STRONG/WOMEN BRING FORTH STRONG MEN/(scripted signature) Wm. H. Danforth (On side of base:) HAND ON THE PRESENT/EYES ON THE FUTURE/(scripted signature) Wm. H. Danforth signed Description:  Full-length standing figure of a young woman wearing a short-sleeved, open collar sweater, a below-the-knee skirt and loafer-type shoes. In her proper right hand is a four-leaf clover. The bottom of the base has a checkerboard pattern. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Occupation -- Farm Object -- Foliage -- Clover Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Chevy Chase Sculpture Owner:  Administered by National 4-H Council, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland Located National 4-H Center, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Danforth's Courtyard, J. C. Penney Building, Chevy Chase, Maryland Remarks:  The statue was donated by Donald Danforth, in honor of his father William. H. Danforth, the founder of the Ralston-Purina Company. The checkerboard pattern near the bottom of the base is a reference to Ralston-Purina's checkerboard trademark. The figure is modeled after a St. Louis area high school student, and the inscriptions are quotations of advice to young Americans by William Danford. American Farm Girl is a companion piece to American Farm Boy (MD000080). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 124. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 124. Related Works:  Companion to: MD000080. 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 MD000081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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