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Bennett, Christopher,
Children
Recreation -- Leisure
Homage -- Sohn, Helen Meisner
Homage -- Ohlinger, Dorothy Meisner
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Harlan
Relief
Sculpture
New Worlds, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bennett, Christopher, 1953- , sculptor.
Title:
New Worlds, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque:) "NEW WORLDS"/BRONZE RELIEF/BY CHRISTOPHER BENNETT/IN MEMORY OF/HELEN MEISNER SOHN 1907-1985/DOROTHY MEISNER OHLINGER 1916-1985
Description:
Bas-relief plaque depicts two children reading a book.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Homage -- Sohn, Helen Meisner
Homage -- Ohlinger, Dorothy Meisner
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Harlan
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan, Iowa 51537
Remarks:
Commissioned by the families of sisters Helen Meisner Sohn and Dorothy Meisner Ohlinger in their memory as a gift to the library. The sculpture was funded by the family and through private donations. IAS files contain a related article from the New Advertiser, July 27, 1985 and a proposal for the gift by Charles Sohn and Howard Sohn.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
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 IA000247
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