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Shepherd Boy Martius, (sculpture). Artist:  Romanelli Studios, fabricator. Romanelli, Raffaello, II, sculptor. Title:  Shepherd Boy Martius, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Thorn Puller, (sculpture). Dates:  Original cast 1977. Recast late 1980s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 28 x 21 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Lower right side of base:) SHEPHERD BOY MARTIUS/CAST OF/THE ORIGINAL GREEK SCULPTURE/5TH CENTURY B.C. (Lower left side of base:) GIFT OF/MR. AND MRS. LOVICK P. CORN/1977. unsigned Description:  A young, nude shepherd boy Martius sits on a rock or stump and attempts to remove a thorn from the heel of his proper left foot. The figure is mounted on a rectangular base. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Nude Figure male -- Child -- Full length State of Being -- Illness -- Wound Occupation -- Farm -- Shepherd Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- LaGrange Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by LaGrange College, 601 Broad Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30240 Located LaGrange College, Smith Hall, inner courtyard, LaGrange, Georgia Remarks:  The sculpture is a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lovick P. Corn. This piece replaces a 1977 cast by Romanelli Studios which was stolen in the spring of 1980. The 1977 cast was itself a copy after a marble replica of an ancient Roman replica of a lost Greek statue. The late 1980s recast was made by Raffaello Romanelli of Romanelli Studios. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993. 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 GA000349   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000349 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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