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Torrey, Fred M.,
Animal -- Bird
Relief
Medallion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Medallion with Pelican for the Louisiana State Medical School, New Orleans, (sculpture).
Artist:
Torrey, Fred M., 1884-1967, sculptor.
Title:
Medallion with Pelican for the Louisiana State Medical School, New Orleans, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930.
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Diam. 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Around rim:) STATE OF LOUISIANA / UNION JUSTICE CONFIDENCE
Description:
A medallion depicting a pelican sitting on a nest with baby pelicans at her feel.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
Object Type:
Relief
Medallion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Louisiana State Meical School, New Orleans, Louisiana
Remarks:
The relief medallion was commissioned by Weiss, Dreyfus and Seiffert, architects.
References:
Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 104.
Illustration:
Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 105.
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 88810066
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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