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Rapoport, Nathan,
Blatner, Henry,
M. E. Hatkoff (Firm),
Homage -- Winter, Gertrude S.
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Figure group
Dress -- Accessory
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
Sculpture
Winter Memorial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rapoport, Nathan, 1911-1987, sculptor.
Blatner, Henry, architect.
M. E. Hatkoff (Firm), contractor.
Title:
Winter Memorial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Tree of Life, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970. Dedicated Jan. 3, 1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze with patina; Base: concrete with reinforcing steel rods.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 46 x 25 x 25 in., Diam. 25 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 94 x 94 in.
Inscription:
Natan (sic) Rapoport (copyright symbol) (Metal plaque on front of base, raised:) THIS SCULPTURE WAS MADE POSSIBLE/BY THE GENEROUS BEQUEST OF ANITA L WINTER/IN MEMORY OF HER DAUGHTER/GERTRUDE S. WINTER/1970 signed
Description:
Abstract tree with nine branches rises from the plinth. Three people run around the tree facing outwards and with joined hands. One person wears a yarmulke. A man wears a hat and peasant dress. The last person, a woman, wears a long skirt. All are set atop a base with an inscribed plaque.
Subject:
Homage -- Winter, Gertrude S.
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Figure group
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Allegory -- Life
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
Sculpture
Owner:
Albany Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany, New York 12208
Remarks:
Sculpture was a bequest of Anita L. Winter in memory of her daughter, Gertrude S. Winter. Erection of the sculpture planned by Henry Blatner, the architect of the community center. IAS files contain a related article from The Shofar (Albany, NY), Dec. 25, 1970, pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Shofar (Albany, NY), Dec. 25, 1970, pg. 1.
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 NY000373
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000373
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