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The Fables of La Fontaine, (sculpture). Artist:  Callery, Mary, 1903-1977, sculptor. Harrison & Abramovitz, architectural firm. Title:  The Fables of La Fontaine, (sculpture). Dates:  1954. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel painted black with color accents; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. W. 23 ft. D. 2 ft. Description:  A welded ensemble of animals made of bent and flattened pieces of steel. The animals are depicted in a linear style and form a sculptural screen installed in a window-like opening in a brick wall of the school. Children can climb on the sculpture. The animals illustrate three of La Fontaine's fables --"The Fox and the Crow," "The Frog and the Bull," and "The Three Thieves and the Donkey." Subject:  Literature -- La Fontaine -- Fables Animal -- Fox Animal -- Bird -- Crow Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Donkey Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Board of Education, Public Art for Public Schools, 28-11 Queens Plaza North - Room 513, Long Island City, New York 11101 Located Public School 34, 730 East 12th Street at Avenue D, Near front entrance, New York, New York Remarks:  Final approval was given Oct. 11, 1954. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 88. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Board of Education, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 88. 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 87870097   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870097 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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