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Courtship for Eternity, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Dennis, 1942- , sculptor. Title:  Courtship for Eternity, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Woman-A Precious Jewel: Courtship for Eternity, (sculpture). Dates:  1970s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 19 x 15 x 8 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. Inscription:  (Letter W in a circle) Smith (Copyright symbol) LDS 25/100 (On top plaque on base:) Dennis Smith, Sculptor (On lower plaque on base:) Courtship/for/Eternity/-neither is the man/without the woman,/neither the woman without/the man, in the Lord./1 Corinthians 11:11 signed Description:  Two seated figures, a young man and woman, shyly face each other. The man's stance is casual, with his proper left leg crossed under his other leg, while the woman's carriage is more demure. They both wear simple, unadorned clothing; he long trousers and plain shirt with rolled up sleeves, and she a short-sleeved ankle-length dress. Subject:  Figure group Religion -- Mormonism Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood Religion -- Old Testament -- Corinithians Recreation -- Courting Literature -- Young Object Type:  Copy Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 10777 Santa Monica Boulevard, Women's Monument Garden, Los Angeles, California 90025 Remarks:  Part of a series entitled "Woman-A Precious Jewel," which includes seven smaller replicas of statues located in Nauvoo, Illinois. A plaque in the Women's Monument Garden contains the series title, individual statue titles and original poetry by S. Dilworth Young, former director of the Temple's Visitors Center. The poetry is inscribed in the base of each statue, and the garden features a tape recorded narration for each piece. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA000238   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000238 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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