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Guerra, Gianfranco Maria,
Figure female -- Child
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Literature -- Guerra, Luisella Traversi
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Boys Town
Fountain
Sculpture
A Girl's Dream, (sculpture).
Artist:
Guerra, Gianfranco Maria, sculptor.
Title:
A Girl's Dream, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993. Dedicated Aug. 26, 1993. Rededicated April 8, 1994.
Medium:
Figure and faces: bronze; Basin: white Carrara marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 38 x 12 x 24 in.; Basin: approx. 60 x 32 x 32 in.
Inscription:
(On skirt:) Gianfranco M. Guerra '93/10/10 (On east face of base:) Gianfranco M. Guerra '93 (On east face:) FIDUCIA (On west face:) PAX (On south face:) SPES signed
Description:
A little girl in a plain dress with her hair in ponytails is leaning forward and releasing a dove. She stands on a three-sided base. Each side has a clam-shell basin to catch water. The water spouts from the mouths of three girls' faces, one on each side. The words Fiducia, Pax and Spes appear over the girls' heads. They are Latin for "trust," "peace" and "hope."
Subject:
Figure female -- Child -- Full length
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
Allegory -- Quality -- Hope
Allegory -- Quality -- Faith
Literature -- Guerra, Luisella Traversi -- A Girl's Dream
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Boys Town
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, Facilities Maintenance, Boys Town, Nebraska 68010
Located Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, In front of 13963 Flanagan Boulevard, Boys Town, Nebraska 68010
Remarks:
Commissioned by Robur Corporation and donated to Boys Town in appreciation of the Town's patronage of the fledgling company. A girl figure was chosen because since 1979, Boys Town, a rehabilitation community for children at risk, has provided services for girls. An identifying plaque contains a poem entitled "A Girl's Dream," by Luisella Traversi Guerra. The statue was unveiled in Evansville, Indiana on Aug. 6, 1993, before being dedicated at the site. The fountain is lit with a footlight. IAS files include a related article from the Omaha World Herald, April 8, 1994, contents of a press folder from Boys Town and the text of a speech given by Benito Guerra, chairman of Robur.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000215
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000215
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