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Kocourek, V. J.,
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Dolphin
Animal -- Amphibian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Decorative arts
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kocourek, V. J., sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
(Urn), (sculpture).
Dates:
1908.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 37 in. x 37 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 44 x 44 in.
Inscription:
(On northeast side:) 1908 V-J Kocourek (On southeast side:) MILWAUKEE INSTITUTION for INSANE signed
Description:
An urn decorated with carvings of four fish or dolphins swallowing frogs and relief garlands of fruit and flora.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Dolphin
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Decorative arts
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County Department of Public Works, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, 907 North 10th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Located Ronald McDonald House, 8948 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The artist, an immigrant stone cutter, was a patient at the Milwaukee Insane Asylum in 1908. IAS files contain related article from the Milwaukee Journal June 15, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Milwaukee Journal, June 15, 1993.
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 WI000363
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000363
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