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Awret, Azriel,
Figure group
Religion -- Judaism
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Rockville
Sculpture
Dor L'Dor, (sculpture).
Artist:
Awret, Azriel, d. 1996, sculptor.
Title:
Dor L'Dor, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
From Generation to Generation, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze and steel, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 78 in.; Base: approx. 25 x 33 x 68 in.
Inscription:
AWRET (copyright symbol)/2/4 1982
--
in the world (Hebrew inscriptions on rectangular arc of sculpture) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Five figures are sitting in stacked, alternating fashion, becoming increasingly smaller from bottom to top. There are two figures on one side and three on the other side, with arms reaching out and blending together with those of the corresponding figure on the other side. The figures are under a rectangular arch with Hebrew inscriptions.
Subject:
Figure group
Religion
--
Judaism
Allegory
--
Life
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Maryland
--
Rockville
Sculpture
Owner:
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 1625 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland
Remarks:
Donated in 1983. The title is in Hebrew. Interpretation of Hebrew inscriptions on rectangular arc of sculpture: And Juddah will endure forever and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
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 MD000175
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MD000175
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