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Succah, (sculpture). Artist:  Limor, Irwin, sculptor. Title:  Succah, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sukkah, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Wrought iron/cast iron, painted, on a concrete patio. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 15 x 20 ft.; Patio: 20 x 36 ft. Inscription:  Irvin Limor signed Description:  A sukkah consisting of two wrought iron trees holding eleven cross bars from which Stars of David (Mogen David) hang. Branches forming a canopy extend four feet beyond the tree trunks. One tree has a dove with an olive branch attached to an upper limb. The sukkah is traditionally a temporary structure with a roof built to celebrate the Sukkot festival, a jewish festival celebrating the fall harvest and commemorating the desert wandering of the Hebrews during the Exodus. Subject:  Architecture -- Religious -- Sukkah Ceremony -- Festival -- Sukkot Religion -- Judaism Landscape -- Tree Animal -- Bird -- Dove Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Nashville Sculpture Owner:  Temple, 5015 Harding Road, Temple Sculpture Garden, Nashville, Tennessee 37205 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000307   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000307 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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