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(Medical Reliefs on Lapeyre Miltenberger Convalescent Home), (sculpture). Artist:  Alferez, Enrique, 1901-1999, sculptor. Weiss Dreyfous & Seiferth, architectural firm. Title:  (Medical Reliefs on Lapeyre Miltenberger Convalescent Home), (sculpture). Dates:  1936-1939. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 3 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Thirteen reliefs on the facade of the building. One relief depicts an allegorical figure of Charity bringing bread and flowers to the suffering. Water lilies, emblematic of balm, are shown in the background. Another relief depicts the building's benefactor, Corinne LaPeyre Miltenberger. Subject:  Portrait female -- Lapeyre Miltenberger, Corinne -- Bust Allegory -- Quality -- Charity Object -- Foodstuff -- Bread Object -- Flower -- Lily Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Louisiana Health Care Authority, P. O. Box 39471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 Located Lapeyre Miltenberger Convalescent Home, Tulane Avenue, facade, New Orleans, Louisiana Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory Cataloger. Printed in relief above the main door: LAPEYRE MILTENBERGER/HOME FOR CONVALESCENTS/ERECTED 1933/WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE/GENEROUS BEQUEST OF/MRS. CORINNE LAPEYRE MILTENBERGER/WHO DIED ON THE EIGHTH OF MARCH/NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY. The image in the New Orleans Item, Nov. 12, 1932, is of the relief depicting Charity. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. New Orleans Item, Nov. 12, 1932. 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 LA000328   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000328 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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