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    		• Dunn, Lillian Reed,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Bust
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Chinese
     
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    		• Homage -- Dunn, Burton L.
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oneida
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Marble Bust of a Mandarin Chinese atop a "Baker" Tombstone), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Dunn, Lillian Reed, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Marble Bust of a Mandarin Chinese atop a "Baker" Tombstone), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1940s. Installed after 1964.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: white marble; Pedestal: grey marble; Base: grey marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 19 x 12 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.; Pedestal: approx. 22 x 18 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 24 1/4 x 12 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Incised on pedestal, front:) BURTON L. DUNN/1959/A Wise Man unsigned
    Description: 
    Bust of a Mandarin Chinese male figure is installed atop a square tombstone. The figure's arms are crossed and his eyes are closed. He is bald and has a long beard.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Bust
    Ethnic -- Chinese
    Homage -- Dunn, Burton L.
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oneida
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Mansion House, Oneida, New York
    Located Oneida Community Mansion Cemetery, Kenwood Avenue, Oneida, New York
    Remarks: 
    The bust was sculpted in the 1940s and placed on the tombstone of the artist's husband sometime after 1964.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY001743
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