Woman with a Basket of Fruit, (sculpture).

Woman with a Basket of Fruit, (sculpture).

Magana, Mardonio, sculptor.

Woman with a Basket of Fruit, (sculpture).

Wood Sculpture of Old Woman, (sculpture).

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H. 39.5 in. x Diam. 13.5 in. (H. 100 cm. x Diam. 34 cm.).

A rough-hewn figure of a old smiling Mexican woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head, her hands raised to steady the basket. She wears Mexican peasant clothes which include a jacket and a long skirt. The sculpture is carved from a log.

Figure female -- Full length

Object -- Other -- Basket

Ethnic -- Mexican

Dress -- Ethnic -- Mexican Dress

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Mill Run

Administered by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 316 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Located Fallingwater, P. O. Box R, Outside the first floor landing, Mill Run, Pennsylvania 15464 Accession Number: 85.243

Formerly in the collection of Kaufmann, Edgar, Jr., 1963.

The sculpture was executed in Mexico. IAS files contain a copy of the Fallingwater cataloging sheet for the sculpture. The cataloging sheet details a Sept. 1987-June 1988 conservation treatment which involved: removing all nails, bolts, and metal bands from the base; disengaging the broken base and platform from the body of the sculpture; brushing and vacuuming accumulated dirt; consolidating rotted wood with applications of 30 percent Acryloid B-72 in toluene; and coats of polyurethane.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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