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Moore, Mary E.,
Figure male -- Child
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Fountain
Sculpture
Small Child Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moore, Mary E., 1887-1967, sculptor.
Title:
Small Child Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Baby Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 4 in. x 21 in. x 17 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam 2 1/8 ft.
Inscription:
(Back of base:) MARY E. MOORE/1929 signed
Description:
A bronze sculpture depicting a nude baby boy seated on a rocky ledge is mounted in a small granite bowl atop a short pedestal. The baby's arms are slightly raised and he looks down at a pile of leaves on the rocky ledge in front of him. The sculpture and its base sit in the middle of a large circular fountain basin that is recessed below ground level.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Nude
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Fountain
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 was a gift of Mrs. Alfred Tozzer to the City of Boston.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 58.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 58.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 58.
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 87740049
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