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Winkel, Nina,
Plattsburgh Memorials,
Homage -- Winkel, Nina
Homage -- Winkel, George
Figure group
State of Being -- Emotion
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Keene
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Winkel Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Winkel, Nina, 1905-1990, sculptor.
Plattsburgh Memorials, fabricator.
Title:
(Winkel Memorial), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Song of Songs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984.
Medium:
Sculpture: possibly bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 27 x 22 x 21 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 42 1/4 x 30 3/8 in.
Inscription:
(On lower proper right rear of man's foot:) Nina Winkel 9084 (sic)(On left bottom of base:) Erected by/Plattsburgh Memorials/Plattsburgh, N.Y. (On front of base:) WINKEL/(Left side:) GEORGE/1909-1993 (Right side:) NINA/1905-1990 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An abstract sculpture depicting a kneeling man cradling a woman in his arms. He looks down at the woman whose head rests against his chest, her eye closed. She wears a robe that covers her head and circles her face. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
Subject:
Homage -- Winkel, Nina
Homage -- Winkel, George
Figure group
State of Being -- Emotion -- Love
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Keene
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Keene, Route 73, Town Hall, Keene, New York 12942
Located Norton Cemetery, Routes 73 & 9 North, Keene, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture marks the grave of the artist, Nina Winkel (1905-1990), and her husband, George Winkel (1909-1993). The sculpture was installed by Plattsburgh Memorials of Plattsburgh, New York.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001210
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001210
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