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Cousino, Joe Ann,
Fine Arts Foundry (New York),
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Woman with the Birds, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cousino, Joe Ann, sculptor.
Fine Arts Foundry (New York), founder.
Title:
Woman with the Birds, (sculpture).
Dates:
1974. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1974.
Medium:
Figure: cast bronze with patina, arc welded, ground, refined and polished; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft. x W. 32 in. x Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 40 x 35 in. (300 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On rear bottom of figure, incised:) J. Cousino/1974 signed
Description:
A stylized figure of a woman, dressed in a long coat and a wide-brimmed hat, stands with arms extended and slightly bent at the elbows. One bird is perched on her proper right shoulder, one is perched on her proper right forearm, and another bird eats out of her proper left hand. The figure is placed atop a low base in a garden setting.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Toledo, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 2201 Ottawa Parkway Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43606
Located Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive, 5405 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615
Remarks:
Commissioned by the trustees of Crosby Gardens and the Toledo Arts Commission. Money for the figure was raised from $2 individual memberships in the Arts Commission or the Crosby Gardens. The figure was cast using the lost wax method. Nearby plaque reads: "WOMAN WITH THE BIRDS"/BY JOE ANN COUSINO/DONATED TO THE CITIZENS OF TOLEDO/BY THE CROSBY GARDENS BOARD AND/THE ARTS COMMISSION OF GREATER TOLEDO/DEDICATED OCTOBER 13, 1974 (symbol). IAS files contain a related article from The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Oct. 14, 1974, which refers to the location of the figure as the George P. Crosby Gardens.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Blade (Toledo, OH), Oct. 14, 1974.
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 OH000428
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