(Mother and Child Reading), (sculpture).

(Mother and Child Reading), (sculpture).

Bell, Enid, 1904- , sculptor. (possibly by)

(Mother and Child Reading), (sculpture).

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Statue: stone or concrete, bolted; Base: concrete.

Statue: approx. 3 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.

A figure group consisting of a seated female figure supporting the figure of a small boy who stands between her legs. The female figure's arms extend around the boy while supporting an open book on her lap in front of him. The statue is mounted atop a base in a garden setting.

Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Union City

Union City Library, 43rd Street at 15th Street, East side of building, Union City, New Jersey

Sculpture appears to have been moved.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.

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