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L'Laddia,
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Fountain
Sculpture
Enchantment, (sculpture).
Artist:
L'Laddia, sculptor.
Title:
Enchantment, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1934. Reinstalled 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 51 x 28 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 13 x 33 x 64 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base, rear:) ENCHANTMENT/By L'Laddia/One of a series of sculptures/encircling a fountain at the/1934 Chicago World's Fair unsigned
Description:
A semi-nude young man is seated on a rock gently admonishing a swan. The figure has short curly hair and a robe draped across his lap. He rests his proper left hand on the swan's back and holds up a scolding proper right index finger. The swan looks directly at the figure.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Animal -- Bird -- Swan
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tulsa, Parks & Recreation, 707 South Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127
Located Swan Park, 1500 Swan Drive, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Provenance:
Gift of Walton, John Brooks, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1995.
Exhibitions:
A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1933-1934.
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally part of a fountain exhibited at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was purchased by John Brooks Walton of Tulsa who had found the piece in a Charleston, South Carolina warehouse. It was donated and installed in its present site in 1995.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
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 OK000270
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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