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Eternal Flame, (sculpture). Artist:  Emery, Lin, 1928-2021, sculptor. Title:  Eternal Flame, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Metal, possibly bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 14 ft. Description:  Abstract sculpture with some mobile elements affixed to an exterior wall of the Jewish Community Center. Subject:  Homage -- Weinstock, John Nelson Allegory -- Element -- Fire Abstract Object Type:  Kinetic Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Sculpture Owner:  Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Avenue, Facade, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 Remarks:  IAS files contain photocopy of article from the Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Sept. 21, 1979, pg. 15, which states that the sculpture is a memorial to philanthropist John Nelson Weinstock, and was made possible by spontaneous donations following his death in 1977. Artist Lin Emery, a friend of Weinstock's explains that "the moving flames have an abstract connection with the spirit in all his endeavors." Nearby plaque reads: Memorial to John Nelson Weinstock Former President of the Jewish Federation and the New Orleans Museum of Art. IAS files also contain photocopied information from Charlotte Streifer Rubenstein's "American Women Sculptors," Boston: G. K. Hall & Company, 1990, pg. 390. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Sept. 21, 1979, pg. 15. 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 LA000123   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000123 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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