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Karkadoulias Bronze Art,
Figure male -- Child
Homage -- Elkus, Judy S.
Dress -- Ethnic
Dress -- Ethnic
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Religion -- Old Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Fountain
Sculpture
Judy S. Elkus Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Karkadoulias Bronze Art, founder.
Title:
Judy S. Elkus Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pauline W. Lewis Center Fountain, (sculpture).
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: carved pink granite; Basin: concrete and granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 48 x 24 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 32 x 32 in.; Basin: approx. H. 18 in x D. 10 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on outer face of basin, raised:) IN LOVING MEMORY/JUDY S. ELKUS/VOLUNTEER SERVICES/1967 - 1989/"Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works/praise her in the gates."/Proverbs 31:31 unsigned
Description:
A boy wearing a Dutch or German costume of the 18th-19th century, minus his proper right leg boot, standing in pool. His proper left hand is in his pant's pocket; he holds his proper right boot in his upraised proper right hand. Water sprays out of the upraised boot's sole into the pool.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Homage -- Elkus, Judy S.
Dress -- Ethnic -- Dutch Dress
Dress -- Ethnic -- German Dress
Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress
Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Religion -- Old Testament -- Proverbs
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
State of Ohio, Department of Mental Health, Pauline Warfield Lewis Center, 1101 Summit Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
Remarks:
Karkadoulias Bronze Art found the figure in their studio in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, repaired it and sold it to the Elkus family for the memorial to Judy S. Elkus. Elkus was a long-time volunteer at the Pauline Warfield Lewis Center, a mental health hospital and rehabilitation center.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati 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 OH000236
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000236
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