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Piccirilli, Attilio,
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
Allegory -- Civic
Ethnic -- Asian Indian
Homage -- Manu
Figure male -- Full length
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Indian Law Giver, (sculpture).
Artist:
Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945, sculptor.
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver.
Title:
Indian Law Giver, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Manu, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1907.; Installed 1909.
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
H. 12 ft.
Subject:
Allegory -- Civic -- Law
Ethnic -- Asian Indian
Homage -- Manu
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Owner:
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Cornice, Brooklyn, New York 11238
Remarks:
This figure, on the east side of the building, is one of thirty statues along the cornice of the Brooklyn Museum. Each statue cost not more than three thousand dollars.
References:
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989.
Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989, pg. 167-176.
Illustration:
Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989, pg. 172.
Related Works:
For model see: 76002985.
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 88300011
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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