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Sculptor:
Casteel, Noval  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: copper; Base: concrete aggregate
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
City of Lompoc Building Department 100 Civic Center Drive, Lompoc City Hall Lompoc California 93438
Date:
1978. Dedicated March 15, 1983
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(Bronze plaque on top of base below proper left knee of figure, incised lettering:) PERSEPHONE/by Noval Casteel/Dedicated/March 15, 1993 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 figure of Persephone sitting with her head tilted forward and resting on her proper right arm. Her proper right hand touches her proper left shoulder, and her proper left leg folds under her proper right leg. The sculpture is mounted upon a triangular base, set in a flower bed.
Topic:
Mythology--Classical--Persephone  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001644
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340605