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Marilyn Miller as Sunny, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor. Title:  Marilyn Miller as Sunny, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1927-1929. Dedicated October 20, 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. Description:  Miller stands with her body twisted to the proper left and her proper left leg slightly bent. Her proper right arm is bent and her hand rests on her hip; her proper left arm hangs down at her side. She wears a tightly fitted costume consisting of a jacket with a deep ruffled neckline and three large buttons down the front. The cuffs are also ruffled. Her knickers are decorated with puffs which run down the outside of each leg. On her head is a cap with a feather in it. Her costume is from the roll of Sunny Peters in the 1925 play "Sunny." Sculpture is installed in a niche on the facade of the building. Subject:  Portrait female -- Miller, Marilyn -- Full Length Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Literature -- Character -- Sunny Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  I. Miller Building, 1552 Broadway, at 46th Street, Cornice facade, New York, New York Remarks:  One of four figures commissioned by I. Miller for his shoe company's new building as a gift to the city of New York. A contest was held to determined which popular actresses should be chosen to represent the various performing arts. Marilyn Miller was chosen to represent "musical comedy." Inscription on wall below sculpture reads: MARILYN MILLER/AS/SUNNY. For related articles see: New York Times, Feb. 26, 1927; Sept. 6, 1927, pg. 21; Aug. 26, 1928; Nov. 20, 1928, pg. 56; March 19, 1929; and Oct. 21, 1929, pg. 30. IAS files contain additional citations to related articles. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 161. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. 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 76005617   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005617 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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