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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Konti, Isidore,     Buckham, Charles,     Portrait male -- Gainsborough, Thomas     Occupation -- Art     Object -- Art Tool     Figure group     Dress -- Ethnic     Ceremony -- Festival     Architectural component     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York     Sculpture

Thomas Gainsborough, A Festival Procession of the Arts, (sculpture). Artist:  Konti, Isidore, 1862-1938, sculptor. Buckham, Charles, architect. Title:  Thomas Gainsborough, A Festival Procession of the Arts, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Festival Procession of the Arts. (sculpture). Thomas Gainsborough, (sculpture). Dates:  1907-1908. Dedicated Oct. 31, 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: ashlar limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base and niche: approx. 30 x 10 x 2 ft. Description:  Bust of Gainsborough clad in a ruffled shirt and waistcoat. At the base is a carved painter's palette. The bust is installed in a shell-shaped niche on the front of the building over the entrance. To the left and right of the bust are friezes which feature figures of all ages dressed in Greek robes coming to worship a the altar of the arts. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gainsborough, Thomas -- Bust Occupation -- Art -- Painter Object -- Art Tool -- Palette Figure group Dress -- Ethnic -- Greek Dress Ceremony -- Festival Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Gumley/Haft Real Estate, 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022 Located Gainsborough Studios Building, 222 West 59th Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Isidore Konti created the bust of Gainsborough and the frieze. Charles Buckham was the building's architect. The exterior tile work on the building was created by Moravian Tile Works of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The building was designed specifically as a cooperative artists living and working space. August Franzen as president of the original Gainsborough Corporation an d is thought to be responsible for the theme of the building. For related information see Virginia Kurshan's New York City Landmark Preservation Report - LP1423, February 16, 1988, available at the New York City Landmark Preservation commission. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 328. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. "The Gainsborough Studios," The American Architect 96 (Dec. 22, 1909). "The Sculpture of Isidore Konti, 1862-1938," Yonkers, NY: Hudson River Museum, 1974. 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 87870254   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870254 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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