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Milles, Carl,
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Vallejo
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Sculpture
The Genius, (sculpture).
Artist:
Milles, Carl, 1875-1955, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
The Genius, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Winged Figure, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
MILLE signed
Description:
Full-length winged male figure in bronze. The figure is kneeling on its proper right knee; its back is twisted and its head is turned to the proper left. In its proper left hand it holds the frame of a lyre; its proper right hand is lifted as if strumming the strings of the lyre. The sculpture sits atop a tall stone pedestal.
Subject:
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Vallejo
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Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Vallejo, City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street, P. O. Box 3068, Vallejo, California 94590
Located JFK Library and U.S. Post Office Plaza, Vallejo, California
Remarks:
Sculpture is a replica of an original sculpture created in 1900. The replica was cast in Sweden and shipped to Vallejo by the Redevelopment Agency. The replica, along with the plaza it is situated on, was dedicated June 3, 1967. IAS files include copy of related article from Vallejo Times-Herald, June 3, 1967.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA001173
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001173
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