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Clarke, Thomas Shields,
Jaboeuf & Bezout Fondeurs,
Figure group -- Male & Child
Occupation -- Farm
Object -- Foodstuff
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Fountain
Sculpture
The Apple Cider Press, (sculpture).
Artist:
Clarke
,
Thomas
Shields
, 1860-1920, sculptor.
Jaboeuf & Bezout Fondeurs, founder.
Title:
The Apple Cider Press, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Cider Press Drinking Fountain, (sculpture).
Cider Press, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1892.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 90 x 52 x 60 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 25 1/2 x 69 1/4 x 78 in.
Inscription:
(Proper right of sculpture's base:) Thos Shields-Clarke/Paris 92 (Proper left of sculpture's base:) Jaboeuf & Bezout (sic), Fondeurs a Paris (Bronze plaque on front of base:) Presented by the Executive Committee/of the/California Midwinter/International Exposition/1894 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An over life-size nude male figure operating a cider press. Both hands of the figure are pulling on the press's screw handle. His proper right foot is raised and pushing against the press for added leverage. A child kneels at the figure's feet, holding a slender object close to its mouth. Branches and apples lie at the base of the press. A pitcher and originally a bronze bucket (the latter now missing) sit in front of the press.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male & Child
Occupation -- Farm
Object -- Foodstuff
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Located Golden Gate Park, Tea Garden Drive, facing M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was exhibited at the California Midwinter International Exposition in 1894.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76005724
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76005724
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