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Alferez, Enrique,
Animal -- Amphibian
Animal -- Insect
Animal -- Insect
Animal -- Coyote
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
(Garden Benches), (sculpture).
Artist:
Alferez, Enrique, 1901-1999, sculptor.
Title:
(Garden Benches), (sculpture).
Dates:
1936-1937.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
4 benches. Frog: approx. 11.5 x 31 x 3.5 in.; Grasshopper: approx. 11 x 35 x 3.5 in.; Coyote: approx. 11.5 x 33.5 x 2.5 in.;
Cicada
: approx. 15.5 x 34 x 2.5 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A grouping of four concrete benches on a circular grassy area. Beneath each of the benches is a relief of a woodland creature. The reliefs are stylized depictions of a frog, a grasshopper, a
cicada
, and a coyote.
Subject:
Animal
--
Amphibian
--
Frog
Animal
--
Insect
--
Grasshopper
Animal
--
Insect
--
Cicada
Animal
--
Coyote
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Louisiana
--
New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City Park Improvement Association, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
Located City Park, New Orleans Botanical Garden, New Orleans, Louisiana
Remarks:
IAS image file contains photographs of only the
cicada
and the frog benches. The benches were created on site by the artist as part of a Works Progress Administration project in New Orleans City Park.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
Reeves, Sally K. Evans, and William D. Reeves, "Historic City Park New Orleans," 1982.
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 LA000036
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000036
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