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Large Art Company,
Moreau, Auguste,
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
Sculpture
Children on a Swing, (sculpture).
Artist:
Large Art Company, fabricator.
Moreau, Auguste, 1834-1917, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Children on a Swing, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed July 2006.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
95 x 19 x 46 in.
Inscription:
(On base, back of left leg:) Aug Moreau
Description:
The sculpture depicts a young boy pushing a young girl on a swing.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Masonic Retirement Village, Inc., Four Masonic Drive, Springfield, Ohio 45504
Remarks:
The sculpture was created from a much small sculpture by Auguste Moreau. The Inscription on a nearby plaque reads: THE OHIO MASONIC HOME ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFERS GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE LOVING CARE ENJOYED BY THE MANY CHILDREN OF MASONS NURTURED IN THE HOME FROM 1897 TO 1856. THE DEVOTION TO THESE YOUNG LIVES EMBODIES THE HIGH IDEALS OF FREEMASONRY. IAS files contain a copy of an article from the Springfield News-Sun (Sept. 18, 2006).
References:
Smith, Richard P., Mrs. 2007.
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 74530031
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
74530031
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