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Lachaise, Gaston,
Abstract
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Floating Figure, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lachaise, Gaston, 1882-1935, sculptor.
Title:
Floating Figure, (sculpture).
Dates:
1927. Cast 1963. Dedicated Oct. 20, 1963.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 51 3/4 in. L. 96 in.; Base: H. 96 in.
Description:
Abstract nude female figure seated with her feet crossed at the ankles. Her legs stretch out to her proper left. Her proper left arm is extended along side her legs. Her proper right arm is extended out. She balances herself on proper right hip on top of the tall square base.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Society Hill Town Houses, Courtyard, Locusts Street between 2nd & 3rd streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, 285.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 218.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 285.
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 77001325
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