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An American Family Protected by Police, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Rosenthal, Tony 1914-2009  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Los Angeles Public Art Division 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor Los Angeles California 90013
Located Los Angeles Police Department Parker Center, 150 North Los Angeles Street Los Angeles California
Date:
Commissioned 1952. Installed 1955
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Image on file.
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:
Abstract representation of a family of four, a mother, father, child and infant. Figures are elongated and angular.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Figure group--Family  Search this
Occupation--Service--Policeman  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000439
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_318988