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Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998), (sculpture). Artist:  Tschumy, Freda, sculptor. Title:  Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998), (sculpture). Dates:  2005. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Subject:  Portrait female -- Douglas, Marjory Stoneman -- Full length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Coral Gables Owner:  On loan to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida 33156 Lent by Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, Key Biscayne, Florida Remarks:  Inscription on nearby plaque reads: "MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS" / BRONZE SCULPTURE BY FREDA C. TSCHUMY 2005 / MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS (1899-1998),/ FLORIDA'S MOST CELEBRATED ENVIRONMENTALIST AND AUTHOR,.WROTE WISELY ABOUT, AND FOUGHT PASSIONATELY TO PROTECT THE EVERGLADES./ HER 1947 BOOK, THE EVERGLADES: RIVER OF GRASS, INFORMED THE NATION AND / WORLD ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA'S UNIQUE AND FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM. / SHE DEVOTED HER LAST THIRTY YEARS TO HEALPING STUDENTS AND CITIZENS COMBAT THE / ENVIRONMENTAL CIRSIS THAT THREATENS THE EVERGLADES AND FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE. / MARJORY, A WELLESLEY GRADUATE, WAS / AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 1993. / THIS SCULPTURE, COMMISSIONED BY A HOST OF FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS, / WAS INSPIRED BY MARJORY'S FRIEDN, HAZEL KONONOFF. / IT IS ON LOAN FROM THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS BISCAYNE NATURE CENTER, INC. / KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA. References:  Inventory staff, 2009. 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 68370001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68370001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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