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Ellis, Richard H.,
Unknown (Rome, Italy),
Figure group -- Family
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
Fountain
Sculpture
Fountain Family Group, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ellis, Richard H., 1938- , sculptor.
Unknown (Rome, Italy), founder.
Title:
Fountain Family Group, (sculpture).
Dates:
1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft.
Description:
Family group at the beach stands on a low circular base set within a round basin. Water spouts inward from all around the base. All four figures wear swimsuits and stand facing each other. The father reaches out with his proper left hand to hold the boy's proper left hand; and gestures towards the mother with his proper right hand. The boy balances with his proper right foot atop a sphere; his proper left foot is bent and elevated. The mother reaches out to the father with her proper right hand and holds a young girl atop her proper left shoulder.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Home Savings of America, 2600 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Home Savings and Loan Association and cast in Rome. IAS files contain correspondence pertaining to the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA001884
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001884
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