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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Schulte, Edwin, sculptor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Russian Lady, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1914. Relocated 1970s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 x 16 x 2 ft. (1,600 lbs.). Description:  A grouping of four figures positioned atop front wall of a restaurant. She is dressed in a bejeweled ornamental gown, perhaps medieval in period, and an elaborate headpiece with hanging pendants and topped by a finial. She sits in a high-backed chair and rests her proper left arm upon a shield emblazoned with an insignia. To her proper left sits a bearded male figure whose upper torso is unclothed. He grasps an anchor with his proper left hand and leans on a stack of books with his proper right arm. To the central figure's proper right side is a partially clad female figure cradling a child in her lap. Subject:  Figure group Ethnic -- Russian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Russian Lady, 191 Ann Street, Hartford, Connecticut Provenance:  Formerly located Rossia Insurance Company, Southwest corner of Broad Street & Farmington Avenue, Parapet over front entrance, Hartford, Connecticut Remarks:  The sculpture dating from around 1914 was originally located on the parapet over the front entrance of the Rossia Insurance Company headquarters in Hartford. In 1939, the company became part of the Northeastern Insurance Company of Hartford. When the building was demolished in the 1970s, the sculpture was moved to its present location by its owner, a partner in The Russian Lady restaurant. IAS files contain related articles from The Hartford Courant, Feb. 18, 1968, and Sept. 20, 1976. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Hartford Courant, Sept. 20, 1976. 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 CT000233   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000233 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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