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Four Continents Statues, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Marsy, Gaspard, 1624-1681, sculptor. (copy after) Guerin, Gilles, 1606-1678, sculptor. (copy after) Cornu, sculptor. (copy after) Mazeline, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Four Continents Statues, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1930. Dimensions:  4 figures. Each approx. H. 6 1/2 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Four standing female figures representing the four continents, each on a separate base. The first, on the left, Asia, wears a full-length gown. She holds a gathering of her gown in her proper left hand and by her proper left foot is a turban with a plume atop a jewelry box. To her proper left is America, who wears a cape, a skirt of leaves, and a feather headdress. Behind her proper right leg is an alligator and by her proper left foot is a woman's head. She has a quiver for arrows slung over her proper left shoulder. To America's proper left stands Africa wearing a disheveled garment and a headpiece. A small lion perches on a rock behind her legs. And to her proper left is Europe in a gown, cape, and Roman helmet. Her proper left hand holds a shield by her proper left leg. Beneath her proper left foot is a book and by her proper right foot is a crown resting on folds of fabric. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Place -- Africa Allegory -- Place -- America Allegory -- Place -- Asia Allegory -- Place -- Europe Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Animal -- Lion Animal -- Reptile -- Alligator Figure female -- Head Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Ringwood Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, 501 East State Street, P. O. Box 404, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Administered by New Jersey State Botanical Garden, Skylands Association, P. O. Box 302, Ringwood, New Jersey 07456 Located Ringwood State Park, New Jersey State Botanical Gardens at Skylands, New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands, end of Crab Apple Vista, Ringwood, New Jersey Provenance:  Acquired 1920s. Remarks:  Purchased as garden ornaments in the 1920s by C. M. Lewis, owner of Skylands estate. Figure of Asia is a copy of a Gaspard Marsy work. Figure of America is a copy of a Gilles Guerin work. Figure of Africa is a copy of a Cornu work. Figure of Europe is a copy of a Mazeline work. Skylands has been placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Figure of America looks like it used to hold a bow which is now gone. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque and a Skylands "Self-Guiding Tour" brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. 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 NJ000058   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000058 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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