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Lawrie, Lee Oskar,
Medary, Milton B.,
Wakeman, Robert Carlton,
Greenhagen, Carl,
Fisher, Walter,
Hawkins, B. F.,
Jaegers, August,
Powell, Daniel,
Lantz, Michael,
Schoonmaker, Eugene Spalding,
Slobodkin, Louis,
Mastrovito, Octovio,
Mundhenk, Oscar,
Ritter, Merlin,
DeFillipo, Antonio,
Lawrie, Lee, Jr.,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Flower
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Domestic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Lake Wales
Architectural component
Sculpture
(Tower Sculpture), (sculpture).
Artist:
Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor.
Medary, Milton B., 1874-1929, architect.
Wakeman, Robert Carlton, 1889-1964, sculptor.
Greenhagen, Carl, sculptor.
Fisher, Walter, sculptor.
Hawkins, B. F., sculptor.
Jaegers, August, sculptor.
Powell, Daniel, sculptor.
Lantz, Michael, 1908-1988, sculptor.
Schoonmaker, Eugene Spalding, 1898- , sculptor.
Slobodkin, Louis, 1903-1975, sculptor.
Mastrovito, Octovio, sculptor.
Mundhenk, Oscar, d. 1956, sculptor.
Ritter, Merlin, sculptor.
DeFillipo, Antonio, sculptor.
Lawrie, Lee, Jr., sculptor.
Title:
(Tower Sculpture), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1928. Dedicated Feb. 1, 1929.
Medium:
Pink Georgia marble.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Various sculptural carvings decorate a tower facade using motifs of birds and plants. A band of sculpture at the 32-foot level of the tower includes Florida birds such as the pelican, flamingo, heron, goose and swan. Below this band are two windows with sculptured grills of marble. The grill on the east window depicts a young man feeding flamingoes. The grill on the west window depicts a young man watering plants. Halfway up the tower are corner finials of eagles. On either side of the eagles are doves, each carrying a branch of laurel and a branch of oak. There is sculpture on the cresting at the top of the tower with additional bird-shaped finials, a cock heron with a fish in its bill and a hen heron with a nest of young. Between these birds are perforated panels of palm and roses.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
Animal -- Bird -- Flamingo
Animal -- Bird -- Heron
Animal -- Bird -- Goose
Animal -- Bird -- Swan
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Object -- Foliage -- Oak
Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch
Object -- Foliage -- Palm
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Domestic -- Gardening
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Lake Wales
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Boulevard, Lake Wales, Florida 33853
Remarks:
IAS files contain copies of related Bok Tower Gardens booklets "Viewing, Understanding, Appreciating Bok Singing Tower" by Stephenson, "Bok Tower Gardens" and "the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower". For related material see Edward W. Bok's "America's Taj Mahal", 2nd ed., Lake Wales, FL: The Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994.
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 FL000898
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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