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Hess, Jo,
Art Castings of Colorado,
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower
Object -- Other
Dress -- Historic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile
Sculpture
Camille, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hess, Jo, sculptor.
Art Castings of Colorado, founder.
Title:
Camille, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990-1991. Cast May 1991. Copyrighted 1991. Dedicated Oct. 17, 1991.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with green and French brown patina; Base: concrete, painted white.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 48 1/2 x 29 x 31 in.; Base: approx. 33 x 28 x 28 in.
Inscription:
Jo Hess/Mobile, Al./1991 (On plaque on base:) CAMILLE - 1991/ART PATRONS LEAGUE OF MOBILE/SCULPTOR - JO HESS signed
Description:
Full-length figure of a young woman wearing an eighteenth century, sleeveless off-the-shoulder dress with a flared skirt. Her hair is in a bun and a flower basket hangs from her bent proper right arm. She holds a fold of her dress in her proper left hand. The basket is filled with camellias. The figure appears to be moving swiftly forward.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower -- Camellia
Object -- Other -- Container
Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile
Sculpture
Owner:
Bragg Mitchell Home Museum, 1906 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, Alabama 36607
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Art Patrons League of Mobile. The sculpture is lighted at night. IAS includes related articles from the Mobile Press, Oct. 18, 1991 and the Mobile Press Register, Oct. 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000285
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000285
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