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Paeff, Bashka,
Roman Bronze Works,
Paul King Foundry,
Figure male -- Child
Animal -- Bird
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Boy and Bird Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paeff, Bashka, 1893-1979, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Paul King Foundry, founder.
Title:
Boy and Bird Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original 1934. First recast: 1977. Second recast: 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Boy: approx. H. 30 in.; Fountain: approx. Diam. 29 ft.
Inscription:
(Inscribed proper left side of base:) BASHKA PAEFF (Inscribed bottom rear of base:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A small, nude boy crouched and holding in a bird in his proper left hand. He is kneeling on a rock formation out of which water spouts. The sculpture is mounted on a pedestal in the shape of a bird bath. The pedestal is attached to a large granite pool.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Nude
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Public Garden, Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of four built for fountains in the Boston Public Garden. It was originally designed by Paeff in 1934. The original sculpture was subsequently stolen, and a recast made in 1977. The second cast was of poor quality and deteriorated rapidly. The bird has been stolen. As a result, a third cast was made in 1992 by Paul King Foundry, the bird modeled using photographs.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 10.
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 87740048
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