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Huth, Rose Marie,
Mythology -- Classical
Animal -- Dolphin
Waterscape
Figure female -- Nude
Figure female -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Undine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Huth, Rose Marie, sculptor.
Title:
Undine, (sculpture).
Dates:
1935.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 85.5 x 91 x 28 in.
Inscription:
(On wave:) Rose Marie/Huth signed
Description:
A nude female figure riding a large dolphin. She holds another fish in her lap. The dolphin rides on a wave. The girl leans back, her face is tilted back, and her hair is swept out behind her. Both of her legs are bent and both hands hold the smaller fish. The overall style is simplified and stylized. The sculpture is located the lily pond of the botanical garden. Undine is a female water spirit.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Undine
Animal -- Dolphin
Waterscape
Figure female -- Nude
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City Park Improvement Association, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
Located City Park, New Orleans Botanical Garden, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
Reeves, Sally K. Evans, and William D. Reeves, "Historic City Park New Orleans," 1982.
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 LA000066
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000066
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