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Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
Anerigg,
Figure group -- Male
Animal -- Horse
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Hoboken
Sculpture
The Torch Bearers, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor.
Anerigg, founder.
Title:
The Torch Bearers, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Cast 1953. Copyrighted 1953.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cast white aluminum; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 18 x 11 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. x Diam. 18 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) Anna Hyatt Huntington Anerigg (copyright symbol) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Sculpture
consists of a nude male figure sitting atop a rearing horse and reaching down to accept a torch with his proper right hand. Another nude male figure lies on the ground and raises the torch with his proper left hand while resting his proper right arm on a boulder in front of him. The
sculpture
is placed on a round base that is encircled by a small garden.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Male
--
Nude
Animal
--
Horse
Object
--
Other
--
Torch
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Jersey
--
Hoboken
Sculpture
Owner:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Library,
Hoboken
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: THE TORCH BEARERS/PRESENTED BY THE SCULPTOR/ANN HYATT HUNTINGTON/TO/STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/1964.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Jersey
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 NJ000197
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000197
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