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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Foerster, Arnold,     Farquhar, Robert D.,     California Art Bronze Foundry,     Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van     Performing Arts -- Music     Ethnic -- German     Homage -- Clark, William Andrews, Jr.,     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles     Sculpture

Beethoven, (sculpture). Artist:  Foerster, Arnold, sculptor. Farquhar, Robert D., architect. California Art Bronze Foundry, founder. Title:  Beethoven, (sculpture). Other Titles:  William Andrews Clark, Jr. Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Dedicated Oct. 14, 1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Riverside granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 75 in. x 82 in. (18,500 lbs.). Inscription:  (Front, proper left side of sculpture:) (copyright symbol) Foerster (Back, proper right corner of sculpture:) (foundry mark) (On base:) Beethoven/Dedicated to/William Andrews Clar Jr./Founder/of Los Angeles/Philharmonic Orchestra/A. Foester/Sculptor/Presented to the people of Los Angeles MCMXXXII/Erected by/The Personnel of the/Philharmonic Orchestra signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven with his arms behind him holding a hat and cane. His long overcoat is opened in the front, revealing a partially unbuttoned vest with a missing button, and a scarf is stuffed in his coat pocket. His disheveled look is emphasized by unruly hair, an upturned collar, and baggy trousers. Subject:  Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Full length Performing Arts -- Music -- Composer Ethnic -- German Homage -- Clark, William Andrews, Jr., Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located Pershing Square, 5th, 6th, Hill, & Olive Streets, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The sculpture was funded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in honor of William Andrews Clark, Jr., who founded the orchestra. Robert D. Farquhar designed the base and inscriptions. The sculpture was originally located on the north side of Pershing Square. It was removed from the Park in 1992 and returned in 1994. IAS files include official minutes of the Municipal Arts Council (April-Oct. 1932); related newsclippings from Los Angeles Times, Sept. 8, 1932 and Oct. 16, 1932; and Los Angeles Examiner, Oct, 15, 1932. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998. Inventory staff, 2001. 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 CA000396   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000396 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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