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Sculptor:
Magana, Mardonio  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Culture:
Mexican  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 316 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222
Located Fallingwater P. O. Box R Outside the first floor landing Mill Run Pennsylvania 15464 Accession Number: 85.243
Date:
Ca. 1935
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
unsigned
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.
Summary:
A rough-hewn figure of a old smiling Mexican woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head, her hands raised to steady the basket. She wears Mexican peasant clothes which include a jacket and a long skirt. The sculpture is carved from a log.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Object--Other--Basket  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Mexican Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA000673
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_334845