Sandia Preparatory School 532 Osuna Road, N.E Albuquerque New Mexico 87113
Date:
Ca. 1940
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
Sandia Preparatory School Archives, 2000.
Inventory staff, 2000.
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.
Image on file.
(Pedestal:) Eugenie F. Shonnard Nov. 1941 signed
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Summary:
A central female figure holding a desert dove with both hands raised in front of her chest. She stands on a cross-shaped pedestal surrounded by four vegetal forms --two cactus and two trees that are carved on the surface with birds perched on branches. The female figure has shoulder-length hair and wears a short-sleeved, ankle-length dress with a decorated sash around the waist. The sculpture is surrounded by an octagonal planter that is decorated with relief carvings of desert animals and birds.
