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The Plunge, (sculpture). Artist:  Awret, Azriel, d. 1996, sculptor. A. P. Castings, founder. Title:  The Plunge, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned May 1991. Feb. 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze with patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On proper right leg of male figure:) Awret signed Description:  Grouping of three abstracted human figures. Male and female figures standing side-by-side support child in linked arms; male's proper right shoulder touches female's proper left shoulder; corresponding knees also touch; male and female figures are cut off below knees that rest on base. Adults raise child in cradled arms; child is standing legs bent; proper right leg slightly forward. Child's head is tilted slightly down; arms are raised over head, as if about to jump or dive. Subject:  Figure group -- Family Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Poolesville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Montgomery County, Art in Public Architecture, Department Facilities/Services, 110 North Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Located Western County Swim Center, Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, Maryland Remarks:  IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1992. 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 MD000025   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000025 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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