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Macri, Guiseppe,
Figure group -- Family
History -- United States
Ethnic -- Italian
Allegory -- Life
Figure female -- Full length
Figure -- Child
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
The Mother, (sculpture).
Artist:
Macri, Guiseppe, 1913-1991, sculptor.
Title:
The Mother, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast ca. 1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: mortared red brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 40 x 22 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 52 x 25 x 19 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF/SALVATORE and TERESA LECESSE/FLORENCE, ANTHONY/COSMO and RAYMOND/... THEIR CHILDREN. (On rear of base:) "MACRI" signed
Description:
A mother and her two children. The mother is standing with her proper left arm extended and raised. She holds an infant with her proper right arm. The second child stands by her proper right leg, with its right arm partly extended forward.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child
History -- United States -- Immigration
Ethnic -- Italian
Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood
Figure female -- Full length
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
Owner:
Nazareth College of Rochester, Italian Studies Program, 4245 East Avenue, Casa Italiana, courtyard, Rochester, New York 14618
Remarks:
IAS files include statements in both English and Italian written by sculptor about the piece. The statue represents the motherland and in particular the emigrant who disembarks in America.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000201
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000201
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