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Cavanaugh, John,
Figure female -- Nude
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Erda, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cavanaugh, John, 1921-1985, sculptor.
Title:
Erda, (sculpture).
Dates:
1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: hammered lead.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. D. 17 in. Diam. 27 in.
Description:
Sculpture of a nude female figure emerges from a flat circular structure at ground level. The female figure is seated with her knees drawn up toward her head. Her proper left arm is bent and her elbow rests on her proper left leg. With her proper left hand she reaches up to her long hair. She looks off to her proper right. Her proper right hand rests on the edge of the circular structure containing the sculpture. Her proper right elbow and her legs are not visible above ground.
Subject:
Figure female -- Nude
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
District
of
Columbia
--
Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by John Cavanaugh Foundation, 1801 Swann Street, N.W.,
Washington
,
District
of
Columbia
20009
Located
1736 Corcoran Street, N.W.,
Washington
,
District
of
Columbia
Remarks:
Inscription on plaque
located
on building reads: 1736 CORCORAN/THE SCULPTURES FEATURED ON/THIS BUILDING WERE CREATED BY/JOHN CAVANAUGH/1921-1985/JOHN CAVANAUGH FOUNDATION/(202) 265-8622
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
District
of
Columbia
survey, 1994.
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 DC000103
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Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000103
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