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Sculptor:
Unknown (Indian)  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Salt Lake City Corporation Salt Lake City Arts Council 54 Finch Lane Salt Lake City Utah 84102
Located International Peace Gardens 10th South and 9th West Jordan Park Salt Lake City Utah
Date:
Dedicated 1965
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993.
Summary:
Two register bas-relief of seated Buddha on lotus blossom set on concrete base. Buddha is in full lotus position; hands set in a mudra; hair has distinctive top-knot; ears are elongated. Halo with low-relief decorative band is behind head; small figures at uppermost extreme right and left are cupping their ears. Two lions (?) flank Buddha. Lower register contains group of figures flanking a wheel with two deer kneeling in foreground.
Topic:
Religion--Buddhism  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Animal--Deer  Search this
Object--Flower--Lotus  Search this
Control number:
IAS UT000011
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316311