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    		• Williams, Peter W.,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Nude
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Polynesian
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lynchburg
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (South Seas Island Female), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Williams, Peter W., d. 1970, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (South Seas Island Female), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: dark stone; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 22 1/2 x 9 x 5 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 13 1/4 x 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A nude South Seas island female with long hair sits, holding a ball in her proper right hand. The sculpture is atop a small basin-like base.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Nude
    Ethnic -- Polynesian
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lynchburg
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    James, John W., Jr., Mrs., 1508 Linden Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24503
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in the collection of Bricken, Carl, Mrs., Sweet Briar, Virginia
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    The sculpture was purchased from Mrs. Carl Bricken, whose husband was head of the Music Department at Sweet Briar College. The Brickens bought the sculpture from the artist.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia 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 VA000153
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