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    Child on Dragonfly, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Berge, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Child on Dragonfly, (sculpture).
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 23 x 36 x 24 1/2 in.; (Concrete base: approx. H. 21 1/2 in. x Diam. 51 in.); (Marble base: approx. 18 x 30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.).
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plaque on concrete base:) In memory of/Mrs. Alex S. Levinsohn unsigned
    Description: 
    A nude child with arms held toward rear, kneeling on dragonfly with outstretched wings, perched on a lilypad. The sculpture sits atop a cylindrical concrete base, which sits on a square marble base.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Child -- Full length
    Figure -- Child -- Nude
    Animal -- Insect -- Dragonfly
    Object -- Flower -- Lily
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Saginaw, Facilities, 1435 South Washington, Saginaw, Michigan 48601
    Located Saginaw Community Enrichment Center, 120 Ezra Rust Drive, Saginaw, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Originally located outdoors in Rose Garden but moved to Waterworks Building because of vandalism. Lily on lily pad equipped to spout water. Bronze is weathered from outdoor exposure.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000099
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