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(Diana of the Hunt), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Diana of the Hunt), (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: white marble or cast concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 100 x 38 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 48 x 36 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Large female figure wearing classical robes with small deer behind her. Figure wears knee-length robe, sash across proper left shoulder and around waist, and sandals. She has a tiara on her head, and her hair is tied in a knot in the back. Her head is turned to proper right. Proper right arm is raised and bent at the elbow; proper left hand holds remnants of bow with hand resting on the head of vaulting deer. Proper left leg is forward; proper right leg extends back, slightly bent at the knee, with foot slightly raised on the toe. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Diana Animal -- Deer Occupation -- Hunter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Petersburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Petersburg, Parks Department, 1450 16th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Located 40 Snell Island Boulevard Northeast, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance:  Gift of Snell, C. Perry, Jan. 1927. Remarks:  Sculpture was originally cast in Italy and purchased by C. Perry Snell in the 1920s. Snell bought about 25 statues for his real estate development, Snell Isle, that opened on October 15, 1925. Most of the statues were located on public land in the development. A letter dated Jan. 18, 1927 indicated that Snell donated the statues to the city. IAS files contain related articles from St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 18, 1981; June 30, 1990. Incoming SOS! report listed media as marble, but article described media as cast concrete. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa 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 FL000024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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