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Acosta, Antonio,
Religion -- Saint
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Lovington
Folk
Fountain
Grotto
Sculpture
Shrine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Acosta, Antonio, sculptor.
Title:
Shrine, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1950.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, stone, glass, shells, candles, and toy animals.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A folk art shrine, possibly to St. Francis, with a curved grotto-like niche containing sea shells, candles, and toy animals. Shells and a bird bath are set in front of the grotto and toy animals, including a buck, a fawn, and a duck, are set off to the side.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird -- Duck
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Lovington
Folk
Fountain
Grotto
Sculpture
Owner:
Acosta, Antonio, 104 Commercial Lovington, New Mexico
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
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 NM000219
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000219
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