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Price, Charlotte Williams,
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Homage -- Plaut, Louise
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Fountain
Sculpture
Tumbling Children, (sculpture).
Artist:
Price, Charlotte Williams, 1926- , sculptor.
Title:
Tumbling Children, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bird Bath, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: terra cotta; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. H. 20 in. x W. 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 13 x 7 1/2 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A statue of two tumbling children, midway through a somersault, one on top of the other. The statue is mounted atop base.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Gymnastics
Homage -- Plaut, Louise
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Senior House, 411 East Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Courtyard, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Remarks:
Commissioned by Senior House in memory of Louise Plaut, Senior House's second Executive Director. Funds for the commission came from memorial contributions. There were originally three children as part of the statue. The third child is missing as is the birdbath.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky 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 KY000134
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