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    Hagar in the Desert, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Hagar in the Desert, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1947-1957.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: 3 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: 2 ft. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of sculpture:) J. Lipchitz signed
    Description: 
    This abstract sculpture depicts a mother and a child being attacked by an abstract force. The surface of the bronze has a rough texture.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Old Testament -- Hagar & Ishmael
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    On loan to Hotel Meridien, 250 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
    MAPART Collection,
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: Hagar in the Desert (1947-57)/by Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)/On loan from MAPART Collection. IAS files contain an excerpt from A. M. Hammacher's "Jacques Lipchitz," New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970, pg. 80-81.
    References: 
    Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 87740086
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