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Poor, Henry Varnum,
Mythology -- Classical
Figure female -- Nude
Animal -- Bird
Architecture -- Other
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Nyack
Leda and the Swan, (sculpture).
Artist:
Poor, Henry Varnum, 1888-1970, sculptor.
Title:
Leda and the Swan, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1936.
Description:
Fountain featuring a nude figure of Leda leaning against a well, her gaze directed down toward a swan swimming at her feet. To the left, a nude female figure gazes down as water pours from the well spring.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Leda
Figure female -- Nude
Animal -- Bird -- Swan
Architecture -- Other -- Well
Object Type:
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Nyack
Owner:
Located Nyack, New York
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Hayes, Helen,
Formerly in the collection of MacArthur, Charles,
Remarks:
The fountain was installed on the grounds of a home in Nyack, New York once owned by Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur.
References:
"Henry Varnum Poor, 1887-1970: A Retrospective Exhibition," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, 1983, pg. 50.
Illustration:
"Henry Varnum Poor, 1887-1970: A Retrospective Exhibition," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, 1983, fig. 30.
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 87080156
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