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Milleville, Eleanor Shaw,
Portrait female -- Milleville, Heather
Portrait female -- Milleville, Heather
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Heather, (sculpture).
Artist:
Milleville, Eleanor Shaw, 1922- , sculptor.
Title:
Heather, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1979. Dedicated March 21, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 5 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Figure's proper left, near bow of her dress:) (copyright symbol) E. MILLEVILLE 79 (Plaque on front of base:) PERPETUATING PITTSBURGH'S LONG/HISTORY OF COMMUNITY GIVING/MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION/DONATES "HEATHER" MARCH 21, 1982/TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND TO/THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH/SCULPTRESS: ELEANOR S. MILLEVILLE signed
Description:
Figure of a girl swinging on a rope swing which hangs from a simple swing set. The girl is wearing a ruffled dress with a large bow in the back. Two ribbon bows are in her hair. Both of her hands grasp the ropes of the swing and her legs are extended outward. There is a metal pole attached to the back of the figure which secures the sculpture to the base. The base is a highly polished low rectangle of marble.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Milleville, Heather -- Full length
Portrait female -- Milleville, Heather -- Child
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swinging
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Owner:
Children's Hospital, 125 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Remarks:
Heather was the artist's daughter who died tragically at a young age.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 263.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 263.
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 64480129
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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