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Diana the Huntress, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Diana the Huntress, (sculpture). Medium:  Lead. Dimensions:  Approx. 40 1/2 x 21 x 16 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of the Greek goddess Diana. She wears a knee-length tunic and sandals. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. She wears a quiver over her proper right shoulder. She reaches into the quiver for an arrow with her proper right hand. A short tree stump is located directly behind her proper left leg. A deer runs beside her on the proper left. Its forelegs are raised and its torso is supported by the tree stump. The lead sculpture stands on a circular self-base directly on the ground. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Diana Animal -- Deer Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Hunting Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- North Hampton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fuller Foundation, 10 Willow Avenue, North Hampton, New Hampshire 03862 Located Fuller Gardens, 10 Willow Avenue, North Hampton, New Hampshire Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Fuller, Alvan T., North Hampton, New Hampshire Remarks:  The sculpture was originally in the collection of Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller and was sited at his summer estate in North Hampton. The sculpture was moved across the street to the Fuller Gardens sometime in the 1920's or 1930's. After Fuller's death in 1958, the Gardens became the property of the Fuller Foundation. The sculpture is stored indoors during the winter months. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996. 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 NH000426   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000426 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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