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Sculptor:
Steinbomer, Henry  Search this
Contractor:
Bumbaugh, Howard  Search this
Medium:
Cast concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Travis Park Methodist Church 230 East Travis Street San Antonio Texas 78205
Located Travis Park Methodist Church Travis Park Methodist Youth Building facade, 200 Block of Navarro, Between Houston & Travis Streets San Antonio Texas
Date:
Dedicated Jan. 8, 1950
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
Summary:
A relief sculpture of a man sowing seeds. The relief is somewhat stylized and is indented below the surface of the cast stone wall on which it is located. The man stands in profile with his proper left leg forward and his proper right back. He has a sack in front of his torso and holds seeds in the palm of his proper left hand. His proper left arm is bent and swings back behind his body, while his proper right arm is stretched out in front. He wears pants rolled up to the knees and a shirt with sleeves rolled up above the elbows. Round seeds are scattered in front of him.
Topic:
Occupation--Farm--Sowing  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX000123
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_315622