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Joie de Vivre, (sculpture). Artist:  Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973, sculptor. Dunn, Frederick, architect. Bakewell, Harriet, landscape architect. Modern Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Joie de Vivre, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Joy of Life, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1927. Dedicated Nov. 9, 1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze with blackish/brown patina. Dimensions:  H. 92 in. Approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On back of "diamond" volume:) MODERN ART FOUNDRY/NEW YORK (On back of "slab", in script:) J Lipchitz (On back of "slab," lower right corner, is a stamp of a backwards numeral 3 facing a numeral 3) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  "Bronze abstract form, suggesting the figure in ribbon-like volumes and contours. The sculpture can be roughly divided into two major sections: the upper, abstract form, and a lower cylinder which acts as a base for the whimsical form above. The cylinder rests on a flat, square bronze base. The abstract form rests on a slightly curved horizontal bronze slab, which rests on a smaller, diamond-shaped volume." Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Passion -- Joy Allegory -- Life Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Louis, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, 5600 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 Located Forest Park, Near Entrance to Steinberg Skating Rink, St. Louis, Missouri Remarks:  Gift of Mrs. Mark C. Steinberg. Cost $50,200. Seven casts were made of Joie de Vivre. Architect Frederick Dunn and landscape architect Harriet Bakewell planned the setting for the sculpture. A granite plaque set into concrete in the proper left corner of the pebblestone plaza is inscribed: "JOIE DE VIVRE"/JACQUES LIPCHITZ/SCULPTOR. IAS files contain copies of articles from St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 17, 1962, which discusses the donation of funds to purchase the sculpture; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 10, 1962, which discusses the dedication ceremony; and St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Nov. 21, 1965. IAS files also contain copies from unpublished 1969 mayor's report, "Public Art - St. Louis." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 105-106. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 10, 1962. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 17, 1962. Illustration:  Image on file. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 104. 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 87810013   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87810013 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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