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Berdzenishvili, Merab,
Dyksterhouse, John R.,
Kebuladze, Zurab,
Macharashvili, George,
Architectural Design Association,
Elmer's Crane & Dozer,
Figure female -- Head
Figure female -- Fragment
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Allegory -- Season
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Traverse City
Sculpture
Autumn, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berdzenishvili, Merab, d. 2016, sculptor.
Dyksterhouse, John R., architect.
Kebuladze, Zurab, architect.
Macharashvili, George, architect.
Architectural Design Association, architectural firm.
Elmer's Crane & Dozer, contractor.
Title:
Autumn, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 13 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. (6,600 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised letters:) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY/MTSKHETA GEORGIA/1991 unsigned
Description:
The head and hands of a female figure. The woman has long flowing hair that extends outward on each side of her face. Her hair is supported by her hands. She also holds grapes in her proper right hand; and an apple or pomegranate in her proper left hand. Additional bunches of grapes are entwined in the front and back of her hair. The entire sculpture rests atop a t-shaped base.
Subject:
Figure female
--
Head
Figure female
--
Fragment
--
Hand
Object
--
Fruit
--
Apple
Object
--
Fruit
--
Pomegranate
Object
--
Fruit
--
Grape
Allegory
--
Season
--
Autumn
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Agriculture
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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Michigan
--
Traverse City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Traverse City, 400 Boardman, Grand Traverse County Courthouse, Traverse City, Michigan 49684
Located Grand Traverse County Courthouse, 400 Boardman, Lawn, Traverse City, Michigan 49684
Remarks:
Presented by a Georgian delegation as a symbol of the friendship between the two
fruit
growing regions of Grand Traverse County and Mtskheta. The sculpture was shipped from Moscow. Elmer's Crane & Dozer Inc. lifted the sculpture onto its base. In exchange for the sculpture, Grand Traverse County presented the Georgians with stained glass windows fabricated by local architect Bob Holdeman and artist Paul Welch. Nearby plaque reads: Sculptor:/Merab Berdzenishvili/MTSKHETA GEORGIA 1991/Architects:/George Macharashvili Mtskheta Georgia/John R. Dyksterhouse A.I.A. Traverse City, Michigan/Zurab Kebuladze Mtskheta Georgia/Coordinated by:/Architectural Design Association "Mtskheta" 1989-1991. IAS files contain a related article from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, July 5, 1991, pg. 1A, 4A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Traverse City Record-Eagle, July 5, 1991, pg. 1A.
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 MI000372
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