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Unknown (Indian),
Religion -- Buddhism
Figure group
Animal -- Deer
Object -- Flower
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Salt Lake City
Sculpture
Preaching Buddha, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Indian), sculptor.
Title:
Preaching Buddha, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1965.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 35 x 18 x 7 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) PREACHING BUDDHA/PRESENTED BY/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/MINISTRY OF EDUCATION/TO/INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENS/BY/CONSUL GENERAL, P. N. MENON/DEDICATED APRIL 22, 1965 (West side:) PIC--MUSEUM/LHI INDIA
Description:
Two register bas-relief of seated Buddha on lotus blossom set on concrete base. Buddha is in full lotus position; hands set in a mudra; hair has distinctive top-knot; ears are elongated. Halo with low-relief decorative band is behind head; small figures at uppermost extreme right and left are cupping their ears. Two lions (?) flank Buddha. Lower register contains group of figures flanking a wheel with two deer kneeling in foreground.
Subject:
Religion -- Buddhism
Figure group
Animal -- Deer
Object -- Flower -- Lotus
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Salt Lake City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Salt Lake City Corporation, Salt Lake City Arts Council, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
Located International Peace Gardens, 10th South and 9th West, Jordan Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 UT000011
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
UT000011
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