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Bright, Barney,
Bright Foundry,
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Homage -- Saccon, Jacques
Homage -- Wolf, George
Homage -- Manutius, Aldus
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
Courtyard Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bright, Barney, 1927- , sculptor.
Bright Foundry, founder.
Title:
Courtyard Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1964.
Medium:
Bronze and sheet copper.
Dimensions:
H. 4 ft. 4 in.
Description:
An abstract sculpture comprised of two free standing objects, originally placed in a fountain pool.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Homage -- Saccon, Jacques
Homage -- Wolf, George
Homage -- Manutius, Aldus
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
Owner:
Louisville Free Public Library, Bon Air Library, 2816 Del Rio Place, Patio, Louisville, Kentucky 40220
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Meadow Heights Womans Club in 1964. Designs appearing in the fountain derive from historical printer colophons. The design containing the "I" and "S" is that of Jacques Saccon working from 1498-1530); the colophon with the four at the top is that of George Wolf (working from 1489-1538); and the last colophon is a variation of that of Aldus Manutius (working 1494-1512).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 75005357
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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