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Spirit of Life, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Spirit of Life, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spencer Trask Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1913.; Cast 1914. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 50 3/4 x 27 x 32 in. Inscription:  D.C. French, May 1914 / Gorham Co. Founders signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A female figure with wings, both hands are raised. In her right hand she holds a pine branch, "signifying that life is immortal," and in her left hand she holds an "unbroken bowl, symbolic of mortal existence." Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Life Object -- Other -- Dish Object -- Foliage -- Pine Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Glendale Sculpture Owner:  Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, California 91205 References:  Forest Lawn Museum, 1991. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 131-140. 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 02580010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 02580010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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