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Pattison, Abbott,
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Weapon
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
Fountain
Sculpture
Woman with Fish, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pattison, Abbott, 1916-1999, sculptor.
Title:
Woman with Fish, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted Aug. 1926. Relocated August 1968. Dedicated August 26, 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4.5 ft. x 2.5 ft. x 18 in.; Base: approx. W. 18 in. x D. 18 in.
Description:
A nude woman spearing fish. She is upside-down, balancing on her proper right arm atop a stack of three flat fish. In her proper left hand, she holds a spear, tip-side down. The sculpture is bolted to a concrete tapered base, set within a reflecting pool.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
Object -- Weapon -- Spear
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Arizona
--
Scottsdale
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered City of
Scottsdale
,
Scottsdale
Cultural Council, 7383
Scottsdale
Mall
,
Scottsdale
,
Arizona
85251 Accession Number: 68.004
Located
Scottsdale
Civic
Center
Mall
, In pond in front of City Hall,
Scottsdale
,
Arizona
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Cummings, Nathan, Mr. & Mrs., Route 3, The Anchorage, Charlevoix, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture was formerly in the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Cummings (Charlevoix, Michigan), who owned it for 14 years, before donating it in August 1968. Plaque on rocks adjacent to pool: ABBOTT PATTISION/1916- /WOMAN WITH FISH/A GIFT OF MR. & MRS. NATHAN CUMMINGS. IAS files contain related materials from the
Scottsdale
Cultural Council's files. The sculpture was reworked in 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Arizona
survey, 1993.
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 AZ000503
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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