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Berge,
Figure -- Child
Figure -- Child
Animal -- Insect
Object -- Flower
Fountain
Sculpture
Child on
Dragonfly
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berge, sculptor.
Title:
Child on
Dragonfly
, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 23 x 36 x 24 1/2 in.; (Concrete base: approx. H. 21 1/2 in. x Diam. 51 in.); (Marble base: approx. 18 x 30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.).
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on concrete base:) In memory of/Mrs. Alex S. Levinsohn unsigned
Description:
A nude child with arms held toward rear, kneeling on
dragonfly
with outstretched wings, perched on a lilypad. The sculpture sits atop a cylindrical concrete base, which sits on a square marble base.
Subject:
Figure
--
Child
--
Full length
Figure
--
Child
--
Nude
Animal
--
Insect
--
Dragonfly
Object
--
Flower
--
Lily
Object Type:
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Saginaw, Facilities, 1435 South Washington, Saginaw, Michigan 48601
Located Saginaw Community Enrichment Center, 120 Ezra Rust Drive, Saginaw, Michigan
Remarks:
Originally located outdoors in Rose Garden but moved to Waterworks Building because of vandalism. Lily on lily pad equipped to spout water. Bronze is weathered from outdoor exposure.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000099
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000099
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