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Bracony, L.,
LeBlanc Barbedienne,
Figure group -- Female & Child
State of Being -- Mood
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- West Lafayette
Sculpture
Tired Boy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bracony, L., sculptor.
LeBlanc Barbedienne, founder.
Title:
Tired Boy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1920.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 26 x 29 x 30 in.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. x Diam. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On proper right bottom rear of sculpture:) L. Bracony (On proper right bottom rear of sculpture:) (illegible inscription)/LEBLANC-BARBEDIENNE & FILS/PARIS (On both side of base at back:) L. Bracony signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Figure group of a woman and sleeping boy. Both are resting on the ground, their legs curled up in front of them. The boy rests with his head on the woman's lap. His hand is tucked under his chin. The woman's proper right elbow leans on the boy's shoulder and her head rests on her proper right hand. The bronze sculpture sits on a round concrete base.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Female & Child
State
of
Being
--
Mood
--
Weariness
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
West Lafayette
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Purdue University, Purdue University Galleries, Creative Arts Building 1, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Located Purdue University, Traffic circle, Russell Street & Second Street, West Lafayette, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was included in a collection of gifts given to the university in the early 1900's by Mrs. Charles W. Hickox of Michigan City. The sculpture was inspired by Belgian refugees the sculptor had observed during World War I.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN001037
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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