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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    Serenity, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Clara, Jose, 1878-1958, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Serenity, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1925. Installed July 1925.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 79 in. W. 5 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. W. 99 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Sculpture, proper left side:) Jose Clara (Base, front:) SERENITY/IN REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIAM HENRY SCHEVTZE/LIEVTENANT COMMANDER VNITED STATES NAVY/MDCCCLIII-MCMII signed
    Description: 
    Allegorical female figure dressed in long flowing classical robes tied at the waist. She is seated on a rocky ledge with her arms resting out along the edge of the rocks behind her. Her long hair falls to her shoulders and she stares straight ahead.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located Meridian Hill Park, 15th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was erected as a gift to the American people from Charles Deering in memory of William Henry Scheutze. William Henry Scheutze (1853-1902), a naval officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1873, went on to serve as navigator on the U.S.S. Iowa during the Spanish American War and was active in the U.S. Naval White Squadron in Chicago. This memorial was funded privately by a classmate and friend from the U.S. Naval Academy, Charles Deering. An identical sculpture by the same sculptor is installed in Luxembourg and is known by its Spanish title, "Serenidad."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 419.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, L-8.
    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 DC000037
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