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Cherub, (sculpture). Artist:  Rubins, David Kresz, 1902- , sculptor. Title:  Cherub, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ayres Cherub, (sculpture). Dates:  1947. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 4 x 3 1/2 x 2 ft. (1,200 lbs.). Description:  A nude, winged cherub with a halo sits atop a decorative hinge that supports a three-sided clock on the corner of a building. The cherub's arms are wrapped around an architectural element; its proper right leg drawn upwards. The cherub's head is turned to the proper left and looks downward. Subject:  Religion -- Angel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Indianapolis Downtown, Inc., 201 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Located Clock on former L. S. Ayres building, southwest corner of Washington & Meridian, Indianapolis, Indiana Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of L. S. Ayres Department Stores, Indianapolis, Indiana Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by L. S. Ayres Department Stores and went on display on their building on Washington & Meridian, beginning in 1947. In Jan. 1992, The May Department Stores Company (the parent company of Ayres since 1986) closed the Washington & Meredian store and donated the sculpture to the city. The sculpture has become the official mascot of the Indianapolis Holidays Committee and Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. and is used as their logo. It is traditionally put on display only from Thanksgiving through Christmas night. IAS files contain articles from The Indianapolis News, Dec. 16, 1992, and Nov. 27, 1993; The Indianapolis Star, Oct. 24, 1993, and Nov. 28, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Indianapolis News, Nov. 27, 1993. 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 IN000877   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000877 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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