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Littman, Frederic,
Figure group -- Female & Child
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Fountain
Sculpture
Pioneer Woman, (sculpture).
Artist:
Littman, Frederic, 1907-1979, sculptor.
Title:
Pioneer Woman, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Joy, (sculpture).
Young Pioneer Woman, (sculpture).
Laberee Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Mother/Child, (sculpture).
Dates:
1956.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Foundation: concrete and gravel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 20 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) Littman (Around sides of base:) THIS FOUNTAIN A GIFT/OF FLORENCE AND/GEORGE P. LABEREE
Description:
Standing female figure with hair flying behind her holds a baby in her outstretched arms. The sculpture functions as a drinking fountain and is positioned atop a triangular base which sits in the center of a hexagonal foundation.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female & Child
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Portland, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Room 1302, Portland, Oregon 97204
Located Council Crest Park, Portland, Oregon
Remarks:
Gift of Florence and George P. Laberee. IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from The Oregonian (Portland, OR), July 2, 1990, which discusses the theft of the sculpture. For related book see: "Portland's Public Art: A Guide and History," by Norma Catherine Gleason and Chet Orloff, [Portland, OR]: Western Imprints, [1983], pg. 24, 53.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Oregon Historical Society, 1976.
Gleason, Norma Catherine & Chet Orloff, "Portland's Public Art: a guide and history," [Portland, OR]: Western Imprints, [1983], pg. 32-35.
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 75007636
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75007636
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