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Sculptor:
Umlauf, Charles 1911-1994  Search this
Founder:
Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Houston Museum of Natural Science 1 Hermann Circle Drive Houston Texas 77030
Date:
1971-1972
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1995.
Summary:
A man and woman with a child between them. The woman has long hair and wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length, collarless dress. She is kneeling and seems to recline as she bends her proper left arm and supports the child with her proper right hand. The man's torso is bare. He points in the direction of the woman and child with his proper right hand and he possibly supports the child with his proper left hand. The child is barefoot and wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length, robe-like garment. It is raised slightly above the man and woman, with its legs drawn up, possibly sitting, and its hands upraised. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular, pedestal-like base.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory--Life--Humanity  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Hope  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX000563
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328758