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Spirit of Resurrection, (sculpture). Artist:  Federici, Gaetano, 1880-1964, sculptor. Title:  Spirit of Resurrection, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast stone, painted. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 144 x 120 x 104 in.; Base: approx. 9 in. x 12 ft. x 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A large concrete fountain sculpture consisting of a young female figure who appears almost suspended above a mound of stones. Her arms are raised and extended slightly, and her eyes gaze up toward heaven. Dressed in a diaphanous gown, she is surrounded by long stems of lilies which seem to float beside her. Originally water jets on her shoulders sprayed water that gently ran down the curves of her body and over the stones below, but the jets have been permanently shut off. The sculpture is painted white and rests on a low hexagonal base. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Life Object -- Flower -- Lily Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Totowa Sculpture Owner:  Laurel Grove Memorial Park, 295 Totowa Road, Main driveway entrance, Totowa, New Jersey 07512 Remarks:  The fountain was commissioned by John Hinchliffe, the former owner of Laurel Grove Memorial Park. IAS files contain excerpts from Flavia Alaya's "Gaetano Federici: 1880-1964 The Artist As Historian," Paterson, NJ: Passaic County Historical Society, 1980, pg. 5, 18, 71. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Alaya, Flavia, "Gaetano Federici:1880-1964 The Artist As Historian," Paterson, NJ: Passaic County Historical Society, 1980, pg. 5. 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 77002974   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002974 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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