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Shaler, Clarence Addison,
Nelli Art Bronze Works,
Portrait female -- Shaler, Clara
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Mackford Township
Gravestone
Sculpture
The Morning of Life, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shaler, Clarence Addison, 1860-1941, sculptor.
Nelli Art Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
The Morning of Life, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) The Morning of Life (On back:) C. A. Shaler Sc/1936 Nelli-Art-Bronze-Works-L.A. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A young girl seated on a large stone, gazing heavenward.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Shaler, Clara
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Mackford Township
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Mackford Union Cemetery, County Trunk Highway X Mackford Township, Wisconsin 53946
Remarks:
The sculpture is a memorial to the sculptor's twin sister, Carla,who died at the age of 18, in 1878. IAS files contain articles from The Capitol Times, Sept. 24, 1981, pg. 12; and Waupun, Wisconsin Visitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
Plaque on ground in front of sculpture reads: GIVEN TO/MACKFORD UNION CEMETERY/IN MEMORY OF/CLARA A. SHALER/BY CLARENCE A. SHALER.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
City of Waupun, 1988.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kelly, June, "Waupun City of Sculpture," Waupun Leader-News, 1967.
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 63850010
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
63850010
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