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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Sicard, Louis G., Jr., b. 1922, sculptor. Schaefer Art Bronze Casting, founder. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Copyrighted 1989. Cast summer 1989. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: ironstone and concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 10 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture's bronze base:) Sicard, Jr 1989 signed Description:  Three birds with outstretched wings soar in flight, attached to a tree trunk that they encircle. Sculpture is set in a raised brick planter. Subject:  Homage -- Brandt, Archie Animal -- Bird Landscape -- Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Shreveport Sculpture Owner:  American Rose Society, Gardens of the American Rose Center, 8877 Jefferson Paige Road, Shreveport, Louisiana 71119 Remarks:  The sculpture is in memory of Archie Brandt and is the first sculpture commissioned for the American Rose Center's sculpture garden. Mr. Brandt was a long time rosarian, exhibiter and lecturer at the Center. It was his request that a memorial be placed in the ARS gardens. The artist states "People who knew him said the birds really came close to him while he worked in his garden. We wanted to show that." Nearby plaque reads: FOR ARCHIE BRANDT/WHO LOVED ROSES AND/THE ROSE CENTER. IAS files contain dedication program; article from American Rose (Feb. 1990); two articles from Shreveport Times: Oct. 22, 1989, and undated; and correspondence of January 12, 1989 from artist. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Shreveport Times, Oct. 22, 1989. 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 LA000437   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000437 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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