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J. BXAvery,
Mythology -- Classical
Figure male -- Torso
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Bennington
(
Zeus
), (sculpture).
Artist:
J. BXAvery, fabricator.
Title:
(
Zeus
), (sculpture).
Dates:
1740.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Gray fine-grained limestone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 24 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 20 in. x 20 in.
Description:
Male torso, possibly of
Zeus
, on a pedestal. His proper right hand holds two jagged shafts with arrow ends. Head wears low crown, with jagged edges. Hair and beard are short and curly.
Subject:
Mythology
--
Classical
--
Zeus
Figure male
--
Torso
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Vermont
--
Bennington
Owner:
Southern Vermont College, Buildings and Grounds, Monument Avenue, Bennington, Vermont 05201
Provenance:
Everett, Edward Hamlin, Bennington, Vermont
Remarks:
The statue is one of a pair at either end of a 22-basin stone cascade, part of the garden of Southern Vermont College, formerly the estate of Edward Hamlin Everett. Architect George Burnap designed the cascade.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Related Works:
Companion: Hera VT0000162.
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 VT000163
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