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Venus and Manhattan, (sculpture). Artist:  Williams, Wheeler, 1897-1972, sculptor. Title:  Venus and Manhattan, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1945. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 84 x 162 x 26 in. Inscription:  WHEELER WILLIAMS 1945 (?) signed Description:  Nude, but slightly draped figure of Venus floats over a reclining partially nude male figure representing Manhattan. Venus holds a torch out with her proper left hand and gazes down at Manhattan. The male figure of Manhattan looks up to Venus and raises his proper right hand slightly as if to speak to Venus. Subject:  Figure group -- Nude Mythology -- Classical -- Venus Allegory -- Place -- New York City Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by 974 Madison Avenue Company, c/o Peter Sharp Company, 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019 Located, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, New York Provenance:  Formerly located Parke-Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, New York Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, 980 Madison Avenue, New York New York Remarks:  Parke-Bernet Galleries, later Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, was once located in the building at 980 Madison and had this sculpture installed over the front entrance. For related information see: Willensky, Elliot and Norval White, "AIA Guide to New York City," New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1988, pg. 373. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 252. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 252. 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 77006258   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006258 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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