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(Hera), (sculpture). Artist:  J. BXAvery, fabricator. Title:  (Hera), (sculpture). Other Titles:  (Juno), (sculpture). Dates:  1740. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Gray fine-grained limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 30 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 11 in. x 24 in. x 24 in. Inscription:  (Signed at back on proper left side:) J. BX AVERY 1740 signed Description:  Draped figure of a female depicted from the waist up. She holds the drape of her garment in her proper right hand and her head is turned to the proper left. She wears a low crown and holds two keys at waist level. Subject:  Figure female -- Torso Mythology -- Classical -- Hera Object -- Other -- Key Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Bennington Sculpture Owner:  Southern Vermont College, Buildings and Grounds, Monument Avenue, Bennington, Vermont 05201 Provenance:  Everett, Edward Hamlin, Bennington, Vermont Remarks:  The statue, possibly of Hera or Juno, is one of a pair on either side of a 22 basin stone cascade. The cascade, designed by George Burnap, is part of the garden of Southern Vermont College, formerly the estate of Edward Hamlin Everett. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: Zeus VT000163. 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 VT000162   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000162 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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