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(Classical Female Figure), (sculpture). Artist:  Launitz, Robert E., 1806-1870, sculptor. (possibly by) Monument Works, fabricator. (possibly by) Title:  (Classical Female Figure), (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble, granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 52 x 19 x 11 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 20 x 20 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A classically-attired female figure stands barefoot, with her proper right arm bent at her hip, her hand covered beneath her robe. Her hair is sectioned into rows, and she is missing her proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a square, two-tiered base, with a rough-edged lower tier. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Madison Sculpture Owner:  Brandon, Josephine H., 678 Wellington Street, Madison, Georgia 30650 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Atkinson, Atharates, Madison, Georgia Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The sculpture is owned by Josephine H. Brandon and has been in her family since the 1800s. It once belonged to her great grandfather, Atharates Atkinson (1815-1892), a marble dealer in Madison, Georgia. IAS files contain a letter from sculptor Robert E. Launitz (of Monument Works in New York) to Mr. Atkinson, dated August 13, 1869, which may pertain to the sculpture. The sculpture was temporarily exhibited at the Atlanta Historical Society in a show on the history of Georgia gardens. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000376   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000376 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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