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Franck, Frederick,
Abstract
Figure group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey
Sculpture
Earth Mother and Child, (sculpture).
Artist:
Franck, Frederick, 1909-2006, sculptor.
Title:
Earth Mother and Child, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 9, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. W. 24.5 in. x D. 31.5 in.
Inscription:
Franck signed
Description:
Abstract figure of a mother and child. The mother consists of two identical pieces of steel cut in an abstract human form. The pieces are mounted back-to-back, with rods joining them at various widths. The center of each side of the figure is cut out with a large oval shape. Inside the oval stands the cut-out figure of a child. The child holds onto a branch with each hand. The tall, leafed branches and the child emerge through both the front and back center cut-outs in the mother figure. The steel sculpture is painted black and stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by New Community Corporation, 233 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Located Babyland III, Bruce Street & South Orange Avenue, Newark New Jersey
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by an anonymous donor for the New Community Corporation. IAS files contain copy of related article from The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), April 11, 1995 and The New York Times, April 10, 1995.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), April 11, 1995.
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 NJ000516
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000516
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