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Wolfe, Mildred,
Architecture -- Religious
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Madison
Sculpture
(Methodist Children's Home Sign), (sculpture).
Artist:
Wolfe, Mildred, 1912-2009, designer.
Title:
(Methodist Children's Home Sign), (sculpture).
Medium:
Metal, painted.
Dimensions:
2 signs. Each: approx. H. 18 in. x W. 24 in.
Inscription:
(Above lone bird on each sign:) ENTRANCE/METHODIST/CHILDRENS/HOME unsigned
Description:
Two signs, each featuring the outline of a church and steeple overlapped by three ascending birds. A fourth bird flies beneath the words of each sign. The signs are mirror-images of each other.
Subject:
Architecture -- Religious -- Church
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
United Methodist Children's Home, Strawberry Patch, 450 Old Canton Road, Madison, Mississippi
Remarks:
Formerly located on North West Street at Woodrow Wilson Drive; now in storage at the Strawberry Patch facility.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000147
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000147
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