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Weiser, Donna,
Figure group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Reseda
Sculpture
A Legacy of Devotion, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weiser, Donna, sculptor.
Title:
A Legacy of Devotion, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 16 1/2 in. x W. 9 1/4 in. x Diam. 23 in.; Upper base: approx. W. 9 1/2 in. x D. 9 1/2 in.; Lower base: approx. 40 x 13 x 12 3/4 in.
Inscription:
(On lower rear left of sculpture:) DONNA/WEISER/'90 (On plaque on front of lower base, raised lettering:) A LEGACY OF DEVOTION/By Donna Weiser signed
Description:
A family of five. The father is seated holding an infant in his lap, another child leaning over his proper right shoulder. The mother stands on the father's proper right side, with her older daughter standing with her back to her mother. The mother's head is bent, her proper left cheek on top of the girl's head. Her proper left arm encircles her daughter's waist and her proper right hand reaches down to touch her daughter's proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a short square base, atop a larger rectangular base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Reseda
Sculpture
Owner:
Jewish Home for the Aging, 18855 Victory Boulevard, Reseda, California 91335
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: IN RECOGNITION OF/3 GENERATIONS OF/DEDICATION TO CARING/FOR THE ELDERLY/THE ALFRED & JEAN/GAINSLEY FAMILY/1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
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 CA001230
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001230
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