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The American Family, (sculpture). Artist:  Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. Title:  The American Family, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite (possibly red granite). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 1/2 ft. x 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 ft. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) Avard Fairbanks 1978 (On base:) THE AMERICAN FAMILY signed Description:  Full-length grouping of pioneer family on a polished granite base. Woman stands behind seated man. She wears long dress with shawl draped across shoulders. Her gaze is fixed forward as she embraces infant wrapped in cloth. Bearded man sits with proper left knee bent, gazes down and comforts child with proper left arm. He wears jacket and heavy boots. Child kneels on father's proper left leg; child's arms folded on father's lap; head is lowered. Child wears robe or nightgown. Rough-hewn logs stacked in proper left corner. Base is highly polished with inscription on front. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Allegory -- Life -- Family Figure group -- Family Dress -- Accessory -- Scarf Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Provo Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Utah County, Public Works, 2855 South State Street, Provo, Utah 84606 Located 1st South and University Avenue, Provo, Utah Remarks:  SOS! files include photograph of a study for this sculpture. The study, possibly done in 1941, is located in lobby of a municipal building, identified as "Provo City Building," in Provo. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993. 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 UT000007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture UT000007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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